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... Philadelphia . Gates was accompanied by Brigadier - gen- eral Fermois , a French officer , recently commissioned in the continental army . A rumor of his approach preceded him . " What are the terms on which Gates is coming on ? " was ...
... Philadelphia . Gates was accompanied by Brigadier - gen- eral Fermois , a French officer , recently commissioned in the continental army . A rumor of his approach preceded him . " What are the terms on which Gates is coming on ? " was ...
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Washington Irving. MARCH THROUGH PHILADELPHIA . 187 dered to rendezvous at Chester on the Delaware , about twelve miles below Philadelphia ; and , by Washington's orders , General Wayne left his brigade under the next in command , and ...
Washington Irving. MARCH THROUGH PHILADELPHIA . 187 dered to rendezvous at Chester on the Delaware , about twelve miles below Philadelphia ; and , by Washington's orders , General Wayne left his brigade under the next in command , and ...
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... Philadelphia , where he gave his troops a day's repose . Finding them in good spirits , and in no- wise disheartened by the recent affair , which they seemed to consider a check rather than a defeat , he resolved to seek the enemy again ...
... Philadelphia , where he gave his troops a day's repose . Finding them in good spirits , and in no- wise disheartened by the recent affair , which they seemed to consider a check rather than a defeat , he resolved to seek the enemy again ...
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