The Life of George WashingtonDerby & Jackson, 1857 - 379 Seiten |
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... object . The works were repaired , and the new fort received the name of the great minister who , with unparalleled vigor and talents , then governed the British nation . After furnishing two hundred men from his regiment as a gar ...
... object . The works were repaired , and the new fort received the name of the great minister who , with unparalleled vigor and talents , then governed the British nation . After furnishing two hundred men from his regiment as a gar ...
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... object , by an event which , at the time , excited no ordinary degree of resent- ment . Orders had been issued to the commanders of the British ships of war to proceed against those seaport towns in which any troops should be raised ...
... object , by an event which , at the time , excited no ordinary degree of resent- ment . Orders had been issued to the commanders of the British ships of war to proceed against those seaport towns in which any troops should be raised ...
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... object . In January , a council of war , at which Mr. John Adams , a member of Congress , and Mr. Warren , Pre- sident of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts , assisted , resolved , " that a vigorous attempt ought to be made on the ...
... object . In January , a council of war , at which Mr. John Adams , a member of Congress , and Mr. Warren , Pre- sident of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts , assisted , resolved , " that a vigorous attempt ought to be made on the ...
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... objects . He was soon joined by Colonel Greene , and Majors Bigelow and Meigs , with several fragments of companies amount- ing to about two hundred men . They advanced to the second barrier , where an obstinate conflict was maintained ...
... objects . He was soon joined by Colonel Greene , and Majors Bigelow and Meigs , with several fragments of companies amount- ing to about two hundred men . They advanced to the second barrier , where an obstinate conflict was maintained ...
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... objects of his unremitting attention . The difficulty which had been experienced in expelling the Bri- tish from Boston ... object were deferved until their execution had become extremely difficult . It was not until June 1776 , that the ...
... objects of his unremitting attention . The difficulty which had been experienced in expelling the Bri- tish from Boston ... object were deferved until their execution had become extremely difficult . It was not until June 1776 , that the ...
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