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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... force from other objects to one which was , in his opinion , so unpromising , as from the ill impression which would be made on the court and nation by the total failure of the American government to execute its part of a plan ...
... force from other objects to one which was , in his opinion , so unpromising , as from the ill impression which would be made on the court and nation by the total failure of the American government to execute its part of a plan ...
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... force which can be spared from New York , a force greatly superior to ours . Should Sir Henry join him , their superiority will be decided , and equal to almost any thing they may think proper to at- tempt . The enemy , it is true , are ...
... force which can be spared from New York , a force greatly superior to ours . Should Sir Henry join him , their superiority will be decided , and equal to almost any thing they may think proper to at- tempt . The enemy , it is true , are ...
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... force adequate to the occasion . Such a force could not be immediately commanded . His effectives in the Highlands amounted only to thirteen hundred and seventy - six men ; and that whole division of the army , dis- persed at various ...
... force adequate to the occasion . Such a force could not be immediately commanded . His effectives in the Highlands amounted only to thirteen hundred and seventy - six men ; and that whole division of the army , dis- persed at various ...
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