THE ILLUSTRATED LIFE OF WASHINGTON. |
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... ordered to be made on the militia . Washington was appointed commander of this small force , the chief object of which was to bisect the operations of the French , and prevent them from completing their chain of posts from Canada to New ...
... ordered to be made on the militia . Washington was appointed commander of this small force , the chief object of which was to bisect the operations of the French , and prevent them from completing their chain of posts from Canada to New ...
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... ordered four more companies to be raised , making six in all . Colonel Joshua Fry was appointed commander of these , with Washington raised to the rank of lieutenant - colonel , his second in com- mand . The governor was authorized to ...
... ordered four more companies to be raised , making six in all . Colonel Joshua Fry was appointed commander of these , with Washington raised to the rank of lieutenant - colonel , his second in com- mand . The governor was authorized to ...
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... in the grief of my heart . " Washington immediately ordered the troops under arms , and pushed forward . Without tents , scantily supplied with clothes and provisions , encamping under the open sky , 44 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... in the grief of my heart . " Washington immediately ordered the troops under arms , and pushed forward . Without tents , scantily supplied with clothes and provisions , encamping under the open sky , 44 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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HON. J. Y. HEADLEY. Washington rejoined his regiment at Alexandria , where he was ordered to fill up the diminished companies and march to Will's creek , to join Colonel Innies , who was then building Fort Cumberland . In short the ...
HON. J. Y. HEADLEY. Washington rejoined his regiment at Alexandria , where he was ordered to fill up the diminished companies and march to Will's creek , to join Colonel Innies , who was then building Fort Cumberland . In short the ...
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... , announcing that a party of Indians were only twelve miles off , driving the frightened inhabitants from their dwellings . Washington immediately strengthened the town - guards and ordered the troops to be armed LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 67.
... , announcing that a party of Indians were only twelve miles off , driving the frightened inhabitants from their dwellings . Washington immediately strengthened the town - guards and ordered the troops to be armed LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 67.
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