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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... immediately to follow with them , to a position within one mile and a half of the main body at Castletown , and to encamp there for the night . But upon the arrival of the rear guard under Colonel Francis , instead of advancing as he ...
... immediately to follow with them , to a position within one mile and a half of the main body at Castletown , and to encamp there for the night . But upon the arrival of the rear guard under Colonel Francis , instead of advancing as he ...
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... immediately after this joined the main army , whom we left at Brandywine , preparing to receive the enemy , who had slowly advanced from the head of Elk river . On the morning of the 11th of September by dawn , Sir William advanced with ...
... immediately after this joined the main army , whom we left at Brandywine , preparing to receive the enemy , who had slowly advanced from the head of Elk river . On the morning of the 11th of September by dawn , Sir William advanced with ...
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... immediately complied with , and on the 16th September , Monsieur du Cou- dray set out to join the army . He had to cross the Schuylkill in a flat bottomed boat , into which , in all the ardour of anticipated glory , he jumped his fiery ...
... immediately complied with , and on the 16th September , Monsieur du Cou- dray set out to join the army . He had to cross the Schuylkill in a flat bottomed boat , into which , in all the ardour of anticipated glory , he jumped his fiery ...
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Paul Allen. was immediately given , and in the hurry of the mo- ment , General Wayne paraded them in front of their fires , thus exposing them to the full view of the ene- my , who rushed upon them with their bayonets , and committed ...
Paul Allen. was immediately given , and in the hurry of the mo- ment , General Wayne paraded them in front of their fires , thus exposing them to the full view of the ene- my , who rushed upon them with their bayonets , and committed ...
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... immediately given , and thus Arnold's impetuous temper effected at once , what General Gates might have found it extremely embar- rassing to have effected at all - his exclusion from command . He saw the advantages which General Gates ...
... immediately given , and thus Arnold's impetuous temper effected at once , what General Gates might have found it extremely embar- rassing to have effected at all - his exclusion from command . He saw the advantages which General Gates ...
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advance American army appointed arms Arnold arrived artillery attack attempt battle bayonet brave brigade British army Burgoyne Cambden camp Captain cavalry Charleston 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 letter 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 Virginia Washington Wayne whole