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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... side , could be distinctly heard by the other ; and a musket - ball from either camp would have passed far over the rear of the other . The weather for several days had been warm , wet , and foggy , and the roads were so muddy and deep ...
... side , could be distinctly heard by the other ; and a musket - ball from either camp would have passed far over the rear of the other . The weather for several days had been warm , wet , and foggy , and the roads were so muddy and deep ...
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... side . The fortune of the day was soon changed by the intrepidity of Washington ; and Colonel Mawhood , with great difficulty , saved his brigade from total de- struction . His troops fought with the most distin- guished bravery , and ...
... side . The fortune of the day was soon changed by the intrepidity of Washington ; and Colonel Mawhood , with great difficulty , saved his brigade from total de- struction . His troops fought with the most distin- guished bravery , and ...
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... side . Notwithstanding General Lin- coln's cautious measures to guard against a surprise , the neglect of his patroles enabled the enemy to ad- vance within two hundred paces of him before they were discovered . The General's quarters ...
... side . Notwithstanding General Lin- coln's cautious measures to guard against a surprise , the neglect of his patroles enabled the enemy to ad- vance within two hundred paces of him before they were discovered . The General's quarters ...
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... sides the destruction of these articles , the enemy wan- tonly burned eighteen houses with their furniture , murdered three unoffending inhabitants , and threw their bodies into the flames ! It is painful to record such wanton acts of ...
... sides the destruction of these articles , the enemy wan- tonly burned eighteen houses with their furniture , murdered three unoffending inhabitants , and threw their bodies into the flames ! It is painful to record such wanton acts of ...
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... side , with occasional and mutual cannonadings , until they reach- ed Sagatuck bridge , where both parties being advan- tageously posted , an action commenced with the artil- lery which was kept up with great warmth for fif- teen ...
... side , with occasional and mutual cannonadings , until they reach- ed Sagatuck bridge , where both parties being advan- tageously posted , an action commenced with the artil- lery which was kept up with great warmth for fif- teen ...
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