The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 of 4 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 of 4 Chapter IX. Gates Sent to Philadelphia with the Canada Dispatches - Promoted to the Rank of Major-General - Washington Summoned to Philadelphia - Putnam Left in Command - Conference with Congress - Army Arrangements - A Board of War Instituted - The Clintons of New York - Mrs. Washington Inoculated - Reed made Adjutant-General Chapter X. Affairs in Canada - Disaster at the Cedars - Hostile Designs of the Johnsons - A Bloody Summer Expected - Forts in the Highlands - Colonel James Clinton in Command - Fortifications at King´s Bridge and on Long Island Chapter XI. Retreat of General Thomas - His Death - General Sullivan in Command - Scene on the Sorel - Sanguine Expectations of Sullivan - Washington´s Opinion of Sullivan´s Character - Gates Appointed to the Command in Canada - Reinforcements of the Enemy - Reverses - Thompson Captured - Retreat of Sullivan - Close of the Invasion of Canada Chapter XII. Designs of the Enemy against New York and the Hudson - Plot of Tryon and the Tories - Arrival of a Fleet - Alarm Posts - Treachery up the Hudson - Fresh Arrivals - General Howe at Staten Island - Washington´s Preparations Chapter XIII. First Appearance of Alexander Hamilton - His Early Days - General Hugh Mercer in Command of the Flying Camp - Declaration of Independence - Announced to the Army - Downfall of the King´s Statue Chapter XIV. Arrival of More Ships - Movements of the Phoenix and the Rose - Panic in the City - Hostile Ships up the Hudson - Stir of War Alongst the River - General George Clinton, and the Militin of Ulster County - Fresh Agitation of New York - Arrival of Lord Howe About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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