The Library of Historic Characters and Famous Events of All Nations and All Ages, Volume 6Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton F. Finley & Company, 1895 |
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... army , and had served in the siege of Carthagena and in the West Indies under Admiral Vernon , regarding the British navy as a sure road to distinction , had obtained for George a midshipman's warrant , which he would in all probability ...
... army , and had served in the siege of Carthagena and in the West Indies under Admiral Vernon , regarding the British navy as a sure road to distinction , had obtained for George a midshipman's warrant , which he would in all probability ...
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... Army , " then gathered around Boston . He accepted the onerous position on condition that he should receive no salary but that his expenses in the public service should be paid . He received his commission from the president of Con ...
... Army , " then gathered around Boston . He accepted the onerous position on condition that he should receive no salary but that his expenses in the public service should be paid . He received his commission from the president of Con ...
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... army to the mainland was a difficult and dangerous feat , but was favored by a fog and successfully accomplished . Washington was compelled not only to abandon the city of New York , but also to retreat across New Jersey into Penn ...
... army to the mainland was a difficult and dangerous feat , but was favored by a fog and successfully accomplished . Washington was compelled not only to abandon the city of New York , but also to retreat across New Jersey into Penn ...
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... army . He persevered with unswerving constancy and ceaseless self- devotion in his arduous task . Yet his defeat at Chadd's Ford , on the Brandywine ( September 11 , 1777 ) , gave to the British under Sir William Howe the entrance to ...
... army . He persevered with unswerving constancy and ceaseless self- devotion in his arduous task . Yet his defeat at Chadd's Ford , on the Brandywine ( September 11 , 1777 ) , gave to the British under Sir William Howe the entrance to ...
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... army of 8,000 men on the 19th of Oc- tober , 1781. Washington's tact and good sense had been shown in securing the utmost harmony between the French and Americans , both generals and soldiers . His military skill had equally been ...
... army of 8,000 men on the 19th of Oc- tober , 1781. Washington's tact and good sense had been shown in securing the utmost harmony between the French and Americans , both generals and soldiers . His military skill had equally been ...
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