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Page 53
... command- ers into it , that it finally prevailed . 2. Aristides reflecting , that a command which changes every day , must necessarily be feeble , unequal , not of a piece , often contrary to itself and incapable either of pro- jecting ...
... command- ers into it , that it finally prevailed . 2. Aristides reflecting , that a command which changes every day , must necessarily be feeble , unequal , not of a piece , often contrary to itself and incapable either of pro- jecting ...
Page 191
... command at Vera Cruz . The Spanish general , having received these re- inforcements , resolved to re - commence the war , and attempt the reduction of Mexico . But as he knew this to be imprac- ticable , unless he could secure the command ...
... command at Vera Cruz . The Spanish general , having received these re- inforcements , resolved to re - commence the war , and attempt the reduction of Mexico . But as he knew this to be imprac- ticable , unless he could secure the command ...
Page 349
... command now devolved . received a ball through his body , which is stated to have passed through his lungs , and general Townshend took com- mand of the British army . About the same time , Montcalm , fighting in the front of his ...
... command now devolved . received a ball through his body , which is stated to have passed through his lungs , and general Townshend took com- mand of the British army . About the same time , Montcalm , fighting in the front of his ...
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