Royal Raiders: The Tories of the American RevolutionBobbs-Merrill, 1963 - 288 strani |
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... taken prisoners , among whom is his Excellency , General Donald MacDonald . This , we think , will effectually put a stop to Toryism in North Carolina . " 18 Actually , this estimate of casualties was low , as more died later of their ...
... taken prisoners , among whom is his Excellency , General Donald MacDonald . This , we think , will effectually put a stop to Toryism in North Carolina . " 18 Actually , this estimate of casualties was low , as more died later of their ...
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... taken prisoner were said to have been " inhumanly butchered , with every circumstance of horrid cruelty , " while a recent and respected historian states that “ shrieking in anguish , men were burned at the stake and others roasted over ...
... taken prisoner were said to have been " inhumanly butchered , with every circumstance of horrid cruelty , " while a recent and respected historian states that “ shrieking in anguish , men were burned at the stake and others roasted over ...
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... taken prisoner by the patriots . He was left in the custody of three men , the father of one of whom had been killed ... taken away to be exchanged for another prisoner . Instead of being exchanged , the unfor- tunate rebel was taken to ...
... taken prisoner by the patriots . He was left in the custody of three men , the father of one of whom had been killed ... taken away to be exchanged for another prisoner . Instead of being exchanged , the unfor- tunate rebel was taken to ...
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