A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, Količina 2F. Betts, 1822 |
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... hundred of his men , the Jersey and Maryland brigades , deserted him , their period of service having there expired , and no inducement be- ing sufficient to detain them , a moment beyond their legal engagement . After crossing the ...
... hundred of his men , the Jersey and Maryland brigades , deserted him , their period of service having there expired , and no inducement be- ing sufficient to detain them , a moment beyond their legal engagement . After crossing the ...
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... hundreds of them were in- duced to join Generals Mifflin and Greene ; while the continentals , in the true spirit of ... hundred , after he had returned to Trenton , and at the moment when a battle was expected , upon the issue of which ...
... hundreds of them were in- duced to join Generals Mifflin and Greene ; while the continentals , in the true spirit of ... hundred , after he had returned to Trenton , and at the moment when a battle was expected , upon the issue of which ...
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... hundred officers . It was unjustifiable , because they ought to have expected that the enemy would at least be influenced by the same spirit that actuated them ; and that instead of producing the release of 12 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... hundred officers . It was unjustifiable , because they ought to have expected that the enemy would at least be influenced by the same spirit that actuated them ; and that instead of producing the release of 12 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
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... hundred men , and there were times when he could not have muster- ed four hundred , of all descriptions , fit for duty . In this situation had General Howe detached the same force against the Commander in Chief which he sent against ...
... hundred men , and there were times when he could not have muster- ed four hundred , of all descriptions , fit for duty . In this situation had General Howe detached the same force against the Commander in Chief which he sent against ...
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... hundred , and this a mere nominal amount . What a fearful disparity was this , in a contest for life and liberty ; and in a country , where the people seemed to have lost all that high sense of independence and patriotism , which first ...
... hundred , and this a mere nominal amount . What a fearful disparity was this , in a contest for life and liberty ; and in a country , where the people seemed to have lost all that high sense of independence and patriotism , which first ...
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advance American army appointed arms Arnold arrived artillery attack baggage battle bayonet brave brigade British army Burgoyne camp Captain cavalry Charleston CHIG Colonel Greene Colonel White Commander in Chief compelled conduct Congress considerable corps Count D'Estaing court creek crossed defence despatched detachment determined enemy enemy's Events of 1777 expedition Fayette fire fleet force France French garrison Gene Governour Greene honour immediately infantry inhabitants Island joined killed and wounded la Fayette land Lee's legion legion Lieutenant Colonel Lincoln Lord Cornwallis Lord Rawdon lordship Majesty Marquis Maryland mean ment miles militia Minister morning moved neral New-York night North officers orders party possession Prevost prisoners publick pursued quarters rear received regiment reinforcements retired retreat river Schuyler sent ships Sir Henry Clinton Sir William situation soldiers soon South Carolina surrender Tarleton tion tories town treaty troops United UNIV Virginia Washington Wayne whole
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Stran 145 - Regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the states; provided that the legislative right of any state within its own limits be not infringed or violated...
Stran 142 - Congress assembled, shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article — of sending and receiving ambassadors — entering into treaties and alliances: Provided, That no treaty of commerce shall be made, whereby the legislative power of the respective States shall be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation or importation...
Stran 141 - ... united states in congress assembled can be consulted : nor shall any state grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war, nor letters of marque or reprisal, except it be after a declaration of war by the united states in congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or state and the subjects thereof, against which war has been so declared, and under such regulations as shall be established by the united states...
Stran 142 - States shall be divided or appropriated ; of granting letters of marque and reprisal in times of peace, appointing courts for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and establishing courts for receiving and determining finally appeals in all cases of captures, provided that no member of Congress shall be appointed a judge of any of the said courts.
Stran 141 - No state shall engage in any war without the consent of the united states in congress assembled, unless such state be actually invaded by enemies, or shall have received certain advice of a resolution being formed by some nation of Indians to invade such state, and the danger is so imminent as not to admit of a delay, till the united states in congress assembled can be consulted...
Stran 146 - ... clothe, arm, and equip as many of such extra number as they judge can be safely spared, and the officers and men so clothed, armed, and equipped shall march to the place appointed, and within the time agreed on by the United States, in Congress assembled.
Stran 139 - If any person guilty of, or charged with treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall upon demand of the Governor or Executive power, of the State from which he fled, be delivered up and removed to the State having jurisdiction of his offence. Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these States to the records, acts and judicial proceedings of the courts and magistrates of every other State.
Stran 145 - The United States in congress assembled shall also have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority, or by that of the respective states..
Stran 140 - Freedom of speech and debate in congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any Court, or place out of congress, and the members of congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests and imprisonments, during the time of their going to and from, and attendance on congress, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace.
Stran 144 - ... and the States which passed such grants are adjusted, the said grants or either of them being at the same time claimed to have originated antecedent to such settlement of jurisdiction, shall, on the petition of either party to the Congress of the United States, be finally determined, as near as may be in the same manner as is before prescribed for deciding disputes respecting territorial jurisdiction between different States.