General de KalbUniversity of North Carolina Press, 1966 - 251 էջ |
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Էջ 137
... command or promise of a command . Within two hours after Lafayette's agreement with Congress , he received the major general's sash and was invited to dinner at headquarters , where Washington assigned him lodgings and invited him to ...
... command or promise of a command . Within two hours after Lafayette's agreement with Congress , he received the major general's sash and was invited to dinner at headquarters , where Washington assigned him lodgings and invited him to ...
Էջ 157
... command only an attempt to alienate him from Washington . Therefore he declined the commission unless he were to serve under Washington and report directly to him . Further- more , he objected to Conway as second in command , demanding ...
... command only an attempt to alienate him from Washington . Therefore he declined the commission unless he were to serve under Washington and report directly to him . Further- more , he objected to Conway as second in command , demanding ...
Էջ 207
... command of an army without strength , a military chest without money , a department apparently deficient in public spirit , and a climate that increases despondency instead of animating the soldier's arm.322 In a letter to Governor ...
... command of an army without strength , a military chest without money , a department apparently deficient in public spirit , and a climate that increases despondency instead of animating the soldier's arm.322 In a letter to Governor ...
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