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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... means which will obtain it . Yet the best selected means are not always successful ; and , in a new army , where military talent has not been well tried by the standard of experience , the general is peculiarly exposed to the chance of ...
... means which will obtain it . Yet the best selected means are not always successful ; and , in a new army , where military talent has not been well tried by the standard of experience , the general is peculiarly exposed to the chance of ...
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... means had become absolute , those means were so delayed , and so irregu- larly put in execution , that the terms of service of different portions of the army expired almost every month in the year ; and raw troops , ignorant of the ...
... means had become absolute , those means were so delayed , and so irregu- larly put in execution , that the terms of service of different portions of the army expired almost every month in the year ; and raw troops , ignorant of the ...
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... means must still be used . New England not furnishing flour , this important article was to be drawn from New York , New Jersey , and Pennsyl- vania . The two first states were much exhausted ; and the ap- plication to Pennsylvania did ...
... means must still be used . New England not furnishing flour , this important article was to be drawn from New York , New Jersey , and Pennsyl- vania . The two first states were much exhausted ; and the ap- plication to Pennsylvania did ...
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