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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... 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 move- ment he hoped to cover that frontier , to make himself ...
... 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 move- ment he hoped to cover that frontier , to make himself ...
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... engaged near Bedford . In that quarter , too , the Americans were broken , and driven back into the woods ; and the front of the column led by General Clinton , continuing to move forward , intercepted and engaged those who were ...
... engaged near Bedford . In that quarter , too , the Americans were broken , and driven back into the woods ; and the front of the column led by General Clinton , continuing to move forward , intercepted and engaged those who were ...
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... engaged . He appointed a successor to " the gallant and brave Colonel Knowlton , who would , " he said , " have been an honour to any country , and who had fallen gloriously , fighting at his post . " In this active part of the campaign ...
... engaged . He appointed a successor to " the gallant and brave Colonel Knowlton , who would , " he said , " have been an honour to any country , and who had fallen gloriously , fighting at his post . " In this active part of the campaign ...
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