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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... person ; but he found it diffi- cult to keep his troops together long enough to sustain the first attack . The firing heard towards Bedford had disclosed the alarming fact , that the British had turned their left flank , and were ...
... person ; but he found it diffi- cult to keep his troops together long enough to sustain the first attack . The firing heard towards Bedford had disclosed the alarming fact , that the British had turned their left flank , and were ...
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... persons employed to distribute such papers , were not entitled to the protection of a flag . " They recommended it to the executive departments in the respective states , " to secure , in close custody , every person who , under the ...
... persons employed to distribute such papers , were not entitled to the protection of a flag . " They recommended it to the executive departments in the respective states , " to secure , in close custody , every person who , under the ...
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... person , would certainly have been viewed with cold indifference . But he was not an ordinary person . In a letter writ- ten at the time by Colonel Hamilton , who in genius , in candour , and in romantic heroism , did not yield to this ...
... person , would certainly have been viewed with cold indifference . But he was not an ordinary person . In a letter writ- ten at the time by Colonel Hamilton , who in genius , in candour , and in romantic heroism , did not yield to this ...
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