The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Том 1 |
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By these and other reinforcements, the army was augmented to about seven
thousand effective men. The attempts of the British general to get possession of
boats for the transportation of his army over the Delaware having failed, he gave
...
By these and other reinforcements, the army was augmented to about seven
thousand effective men. The attempts of the British general to get possession of
boats for the transportation of his army over the Delaware having failed, he gave
...
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puted it to General Washington as a fault that, with forces inferior to his enemy in
numbers, and in every equipment, he had not effected the same result which had
been produced in the north, by a continental army, in itself, much stronger than ...
puted it to General Washington as a fault that, with forces inferior to his enemy in
numbers, and in every equipment, he had not effected the same result which had
been produced in the north, by a continental army, in itself, much stronger than ...
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ther to resist nor to retire ; we should not have seen New York left with a handful
of men , yet an overmatch for the main army of these states , while the principal
part of their force was detached for the reduction of two of them ; we should not ...
ther to resist nor to retire ; we should not have seen New York left with a handful
of men , yet an overmatch for the main army of these states , while the principal
part of their force was detached for the reduction of two of them ; we should not ...
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