A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, Band 2F. Betts, 1822 |
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... gained by the expedition was the cap- ture of about one hundred and thirty prisoners , twen- ty or thirty tories , and some records and papers of the Quakers , which being afterwards sent to Congress , To our made the subject of a ...
... gained by the expedition was the cap- ture of about one hundred and thirty prisoners , twen- ty or thirty tories , and some records and papers of the Quakers , which being afterwards sent to Congress , To our made the subject of a ...
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... gained him the lasting esteem and friendship of Washington , whose constant companion he was . He had accepted the rank offered to him by Congress , on condition that he should receive neither pay nor emo- lument , and his was perhaps ...
... gained him the lasting esteem and friendship of Washington , whose constant companion he was . He had accepted the rank offered to him by Congress , on condition that he should receive neither pay nor emo- lument , and his was perhaps ...
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... gained a solitary advantage , or a sin- gle inch of ground . It has been remarked , and from a source which renders the fact unquestionable , that there was not a single general officer on the field of battle on this day . This may be ...
... gained a solitary advantage , or a sin- gle inch of ground . It has been remarked , and from a source which renders the fact unquestionable , that there was not a single general officer on the field of battle on this day . This may be ...
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... gained over him too late . So near the time of an expected battle with the enemy , to leave the ar- my would be to endanger the reputation which he had earned for intrepid valour ; to make atonement by confessing his errour would be too ...
... gained over him too late . So near the time of an expected battle with the enemy , to leave the ar- my would be to endanger the reputation which he had earned for intrepid valour ; to make atonement by confessing his errour would be too ...
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... gained the height on the enemy's right , and there wait until a fire should be opened upon the left . This plan was adopted by the General , and General Poor's brigade of New Hampshire and New- York troops , were ordered to commence on ...
... gained the height on the enemy's right , and there wait until a fire should be opened upon the left . This plan was adopted by the General , and General Poor's brigade of New Hampshire and New- York troops , were ordered to commence on ...
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