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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Anxious to be engaged in active service , he obtained permission , about the
beginning of April , to advance with two companies to the Great Meadows in the
Alleghany mountains . By this movement he hoped to cover that frontier , to make
...
Anxious to be engaged in active service , he obtained permission , about the
beginning of April , to advance with two companies to the Great Meadows in the
Alleghany mountains . By this movement he hoped to cover that frontier , to make
...
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Once more , therefore , he called upon them so to act , as not to disgrace the
noble cause in which they were engaged . He appointed a successor to " the
gallant and brave Colonel Knowlton , who would , ” he said , " have been an
honour to ...
Once more , therefore , he called upon them so to act , as not to disgrace the
noble cause in which they were engaged . He appointed a successor to " the
gallant and brave Colonel Knowlton , who would , ” he said , " have been an
honour to ...
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will induce gentlemen , and men of character , to engage ; and , until the bulk of
your officers are composed of such ... and for no shorter time than the
continuance of the war ought they to be engaged ; as facts incontestably prove
that the ...
will induce gentlemen , and men of character , to engage ; and , until the bulk of
your officers are composed of such ... and for no shorter time than the
continuance of the war ought they to be engaged ; as facts incontestably prove
that the ...
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