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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... nights as to render the passage of the river in the canoes which had been collected , too hazardous to be attempted ; and it was only in the night that the Americans could hope to cross , be- cause four ships of war were distributed at ...
... nights as to render the passage of the river in the canoes which had been collected , too hazardous to be attempted ; and it was only in the night that the Americans could hope to cross , be- cause four ships of war were distributed at ...
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... night ; and im- mediately conceived the whole plan . Alarmed at the danger which threatened Brunswick , he marched with the utmost ex- pedition for that place , and was close in the rear of the Amer- ican army before it could leave ...
... night ; and im- mediately conceived the whole plan . Alarmed at the danger which threatened Brunswick , he marched with the utmost ex- pedition for that place , and was close in the rear of the Amer- ican army before it could leave ...
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... night . understood to have refused peremptorily to be carried within the American posts ; but the promise to respect this objection was not observed . They continued together the succeeding day ; and when , in the following night , his ...
... night . understood to have refused peremptorily to be carried within the American posts ; but the promise to respect this objection was not observed . They continued together the succeeding day ; and when , in the following night , his ...
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