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. Comp. Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ...J. Crissy, 1832 |
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... troops subsisted on the scanty supplies furnished by the neighbourhood . Greene was compelled at length , by the want of provisions , to relinquish this position . About the same time he received intelligence which induced him to doubt ...
... troops subsisted on the scanty supplies furnished by the neighbourhood . Greene was compelled at length , by the want of provisions , to relinquish this position . About the same time he received intelligence which induced him to doubt ...
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... troops , some of whom were employed in cooking and others in washing their clothes . Notwithstanding those occupations , they were in reach of their arms , and were in readiness to take their ground and engage at a moment's warning . By ...
... troops , some of whom were employed in cooking and others in washing their clothes . Notwithstanding those occupations , they were in reach of their arms , and were in readiness to take their ground and engage at a moment's warning . By ...
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... troops subsisted on the scanty supplies furnished by the neighbourhood . Greene was compelled at length , by the want of provisions , to relinquish this position . About the same time he received intelligence which induced him to doubt ...
... troops subsisted on the scanty supplies furnished by the neighbourhood . Greene was compelled at length , by the want of provisions , to relinquish this position . About the same time he received intelligence which induced him to doubt ...
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... troops , some of whom were employed in cooking and others in washing their clothes . Notwithstanding those occupations , they were in reach of their arms , and were in readiness to take their ground and engage at a moment's warning . By ...
... troops , some of whom were employed in cooking and others in washing their clothes . Notwithstanding those occupations , they were in reach of their arms , and were in readiness to take their ground and engage at a moment's warning . By ...
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... troops for a more auspicious moment , and ordered a retreat . Finding that the infantry had retreated , Colonel Washington also re- tired with the loss of only three men , bringing with him about fifty pri- soners , among whom were all ...
... troops for a more auspicious moment , and ordered a retreat . Finding that the infantry had retreated , Colonel Washington also re- tired with the loss of only three men , bringing with him about fifty pri- soners , among whom were all ...
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