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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... situation , however , was not discerned that evening , as the frigates which were able to approach the fort , and the bat- teries from the Pennsylvania shore , kept up an incessant fire on the garrison , till night put an end to the ...
... situation , however , was not discerned that evening , as the frigates which were able to approach the fort , and the bat- teries from the Pennsylvania shore , kept up an incessant fire on the garrison , till night put an end to the ...
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... situation has before been un- promising , and has changed for the better . So , I trust , it will again . If new difficulties arise , we must only put forth new exertions , and proportion our efforts to the exigency of the times . " On ...
... situation has before been un- promising , and has changed for the better . So , I trust , it will again . If new difficulties arise , we must only put forth new exertions , and proportion our efforts to the exigency of the times . " On ...
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... situation of its garrison invite an enterprise against that post . It was an additional consideration of great weight , that it might have a most pernicious influence on the discipline of the whole army , should the authority of the ...
... situation of its garrison invite an enterprise against that post . It was an additional consideration of great weight , that it might have a most pernicious influence on the discipline of the whole army , should the authority of the ...
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