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 1Walton Book Company, 1930 |
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... camp , and was not disposed to force it . His plan was to compel General Washington to abandon it , or to give battle in a situa- tion in which a defeat must be attended with the total destruction of his army . With this view , after ...
... camp , and was not disposed to force it . His plan was to compel General Washington to abandon it , or to give battle in a situa- tion in which a defeat must be attended with the total destruction of his army . With this view , after ...
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... camp , whose numbers were exaggerated by report . These additions to his small remaining regular force enabled the General to take different positions near the lines of the enemy , to harass him perpetually , restrain his foraging ...
... camp , whose numbers were exaggerated by report . These additions to his small remaining regular force enabled the General to take different positions near the lines of the enemy , to harass him perpetually , restrain his foraging ...
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... camp of Lafayette , and the other to Matron's ford over the Schuylkill . In the course of the night , General Gray , with a strong de- tachment , had advanced up the Schuylkill on its south side , along the ridge road , and taken post ...
... camp of Lafayette , and the other to Matron's ford over the Schuylkill . In the course of the night , General Gray , with a strong de- tachment , had advanced up the Schuylkill on its south side , along the ridge road , and taken post ...
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