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Meanings of continental troops in English
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Usage of continental troops in English
1
There are some continental troops, who might reach Bristol in a day.
2
Lafayette conducted thither, from White Plains, two thousand men of the continental troops.
3
The continental troops under inoculation, including their attendants, amounted to about one thousand.
4
For the continental troops under WASHINGTON were few in number and poorly clothed and armed.
5
His continental troops did not exceed three thousand men.
6
They knew that the Revolution would have failed had it not been for the continental troops.
7
Even among the continental troops there were many whose term of service was about to expire.
8
The garrison amounted to six hundred men, all continental troops, who were commanded by Colonel Gansevoort.
9
The continental troops have as much courage and real discipline as those that are opposed to them.
10
It became necessary, therefore, to give him a detached command, and consequently to divide the continental troops.
11
The history of the war is full of similar instances of lost opportunities to overwhelm the continental troops.
12
Something more than one thousand were continental troops, part of whom were new levies; the rest were militia.
13
The next day similar advice was given to South Carolina, with the promise of continental troops to defend the colony.
14
The third line was placed about three hundred yards in rear of the second, and was composed of continental troops.
15
Its garrison consisted of only fifteen hundred continental troops, and about as many militia, over whom the general had no control.
16
Major Anderson, a valuable officer of Maryland, was killed; and General Huger, who commanded the continental troops of Virginia, was wounded.
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