A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our HistoryJ. W. Campbell, 1813 - 310 من الصفحات |
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... directed principally against Opitchapan , whose warriors dwelt on the Pamunky . The Indians were defeated in a battle and a number of them slain . The Eng- lish destroyed their huts and provisions , and returned , setting fire on their ...
... directed principally against Opitchapan , whose warriors dwelt on the Pamunky . The Indians were defeated in a battle and a number of them slain . The Eng- lish destroyed their huts and provisions , and returned , setting fire on their ...
الصفحة 73
... them to take up arms on this occasion . Having collected a body of about six hundred men , he directed his course to- wards the Indian settlements , where alone he G was likely to meet with an enemy who would give 73.
... them to take up arms on this occasion . Having collected a body of about six hundred men , he directed his course to- wards the Indian settlements , where alone he G was likely to meet with an enemy who would give 73.
الصفحة 78
... directed his course towards the falls of James river , where the enemy were uniting their forces to give him battle . At a place that has been since called Bloody - run an engagement took place in which the In- dians were defeated with ...
... directed his course towards the falls of James river , where the enemy were uniting their forces to give him battle . At a place that has been since called Bloody - run an engagement took place in which the In- dians were defeated with ...
الصفحة 108
... directed his march for the Monongahela . On his arrival at a fort on French creek , he found the commanding officer , to whom a letter of Dinwiddie was addressed . During his re- turn he encountered difficulties , which to a less ...
... directed his march for the Monongahela . On his arrival at a fort on French creek , he found the commanding officer , to whom a letter of Dinwiddie was addressed . During his re- turn he encountered difficulties , which to a less ...
الصفحة 115
... directing that those commissioned by the king should take rank of those commissioned by the colonial governors . In consequence of this in- vidious distinction , colonel Washington retired in disgust from public service . In the ...
... directing that those commissioned by the king should take rank of those commissioned by the colonial governors . In consequence of this in- vidious distinction , colonel Washington retired in disgust from public service . In the ...
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