Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesJ. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 стор. |
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... British take Possession of Philadelphia- Mud Island and Red Bank fortified - Obstructions in the River - Attack on Mud Island - Count Donop defeated— British surmount the Fortifications of the River - Plan to attack Philadelphia - Sir ...
... British take Possession of Philadelphia- Mud Island and Red Bank fortified - Obstructions in the River - Attack on Mud Island - Count Donop defeated— British surmount the Fortifications of the River - Plan to attack Philadelphia - Sir ...
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... British Forces . He evacuates Philadelphia , and marches through New Jersey to New York - General Washington pursues him - Battle of Monmouth - Thanks of Congress to the General and Army -General Lee censured - He demands a Court ...
... British Forces . He evacuates Philadelphia , and marches through New Jersey to New York - General Washington pursues him - Battle of Monmouth - Thanks of Congress to the General and Army -General Lee censured - He demands a Court ...
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... British - Sir Henry Clinton moves up the Hudson , takes possession of Stony and Verplank Points , and fortifies them - Arrangements made for assaulting these posts - General Wayne carries Stony Point by storm - The attack upon Verplank ...
... British - Sir Henry Clinton moves up the Hudson , takes possession of Stony and Verplank Points , and fortifies them - Arrangements made for assaulting these posts - General Wayne carries Stony Point by storm - The attack upon Verplank ...
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... British Post at King's Bridge - Expedition to Virginia- Count de Grasse arrives in the Chesapeak - Yorktown be- sieged - British Redoubts stormed -The British make a Sortie - Lord Cornwallis attempts to escape - He capitulates and ...
... British Post at King's Bridge - Expedition to Virginia- Count de Grasse arrives in the Chesapeak - Yorktown be- sieged - British Redoubts stormed -The British make a Sortie - Lord Cornwallis attempts to escape - He capitulates and ...
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... British colonies in North America . Her officers were directed to establish a line of posts from the lakes to the Ohio . This tract of country , the English held to be within the boundaries of Virginia . Mr. Dinwid- die , then the ...
... British colonies in North America . Her officers were directed to establish a line of posts from the lakes to the Ohio . This tract of country , the English held to be within the boundaries of Virginia . Mr. Dinwid- die , then the ...
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The Life of George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the American Army ... Aaron Bancroft Повний перегляд - 1855 |
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