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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... objects . It will be seen by the following extract from his letter of the 20th June , that , the Jersey militia showed something like spirit upon Sir William's taking the field , alarmed perhaps for their personal safety— " The enemy ...
... objects . It will be seen by the following extract from his letter of the 20th June , that , the Jersey militia showed something like spirit upon Sir William's taking the field , alarmed perhaps for their personal safety— " The enemy ...
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... objects were to cut off his parties and gain possession of the passes in the mountains on his left , hastened to move his army from the low ground which they occupied , to the heights in face of the ene- my . The subsequent movements of ...
... objects were to cut off his parties and gain possession of the passes in the mountains on his left , hastened to move his army from the low ground which they occupied , to the heights in face of the ene- my . The subsequent movements of ...
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... objects also in view , to which he had been excited by the misrepresentations of Skeene , with regard to the loyalty of the country about Bennington . The officer chosen for this expedition was Lieutenant Co- lonel Baume of the German ...
... objects also in view , to which he had been excited by the misrepresentations of Skeene , with regard to the loyalty of the country about Bennington . The officer chosen for this expedition was Lieutenant Co- lonel Baume of the German ...
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... object of this friend of liberty . Let us now turn to the army of the North . - We have said that Major General Gates arrived at Van Schaick's Island , and took the command of the Northern army on the 19th of August . General Wash ...
... object of this friend of liberty . Let us now turn to the army of the North . - We have said that Major General Gates arrived at Van Schaick's Island , and took the command of the Northern army on the 19th of August . General Wash ...
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... object in view , in the move- ment which led to it , than to take such a position as should enable him to defend his provisions and bag- gage ; and General Gates was not in a situation to wish for a general action , as he had neither ...
... object in view , in the move- ment which led to it , than to take such a position as should enable him to defend his provisions and bag- gage ; and General Gates was not in a situation to wish for a general action , as he had neither ...
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