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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... cause of freedom , honour , and their country , in this hour of dark and gloomy despondence , and to throw themselves at the feet of His Majesty's merciful commissioners , in penitent submission . We have not a word to say against the ...
... cause of freedom , honour , and their country , in this hour of dark and gloomy despondence , and to throw themselves at the feet of His Majesty's merciful commissioners , in penitent submission . We have not a word to say against the ...
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... cause in which he had embarked , almost justify the preva- lent superstition , that Heaven fought on our side . The fortune of the day was soon changed by the intrepidity of Washington ; and Colonel Mawhood , with great difficulty ...
... cause in which he had embarked , almost justify the preva- lent superstition , that Heaven fought on our side . The fortune of the day was soon changed by the intrepidity of Washington ; and Colonel Mawhood , with great difficulty ...
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... cause . " The modesty and forbearance of Washing- ton under this weight of honour and of power , may be regarded as a phenomenon in the moral , as well as in the political world ; and the full confidence which the Congress now placed in ...
... cause . " The modesty and forbearance of Washing- ton under this weight of honour and of power , may be regarded as a phenomenon in the moral , as well as in the political world ; and the full confidence which the Congress now placed in ...
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... cause of the United States . The people were roused to acts of revenge , and the foraging parties of the enemy were made to feel the consequences of their licentious out- rages . With regard to General Lee , the enemy affect- ed to ...
... cause of the United States . The people were roused to acts of revenge , and the foraging parties of the enemy were made to feel the consequences of their licentious out- rages . With regard to General Lee , the enemy affect- ed to ...
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... cause , from which it could not soon have recovered . But here , as in many other instances , the ignorance of Ge- neral Howe , or his failure to profit by the means of intelligence within his power , saved the Republican army , and ...
... cause , from which it could not soon have recovered . But here , as in many other instances , the ignorance of Ge- neral Howe , or his failure to profit by the means of intelligence within his power , saved the Republican army , and ...
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