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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... took the command ... Correspondence of Gates and Burgoyne , relative to prison- ers ... Miss M'Crea ... Movements of the two armies ... Action of the 19th September . CHAP . III . Events of 1777 continued ... Meeting of the two ar- mies ...
... took the command ... Correspondence of Gates and Burgoyne , relative to prison- ers ... Miss M'Crea ... Movements of the two armies ... Action of the 19th September . CHAP . III . Events of 1777 continued ... Meeting of the two ar- mies ...
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... took to procure the enlargement of General Lee ; but the spirit of independence was too strong in the minds of the most virtuous portion of the United States , the middle class of people , to be subdued by one or two reverses of fortune ...
... took to procure the enlargement of General Lee ; but the spirit of independence was too strong in the minds of the most virtuous portion of the United States , the middle class of people , to be subdued by one or two reverses of fortune ...
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... took no part in the war , those who were called tories were the principal advisers and perpetrators ; and against these , the American troops , continentals and militia , lost no opportunity of taking ample vengeance . To such extent ...
... took no part in the war , those who were called tories were the principal advisers and perpetrators ; and against these , the American troops , continentals and militia , lost no opportunity of taking ample vengeance . To such extent ...
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... took possession . About this time an achievement of considerable brilliance was performed by Colonel Meigs of New Haven . He was detached by General Parsons with one hundred and seventy men , in thirteen whale- boats to Saggharbour for ...
... took possession . About this time an achievement of considerable brilliance was performed by Colonel Meigs of New Haven . He was detached by General Parsons with one hundred and seventy men , in thirteen whale- boats to Saggharbour for ...
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... took the field . Washington had at first supposed his design to be to cross the Delaware ; but the circumstance of his leaving at Brunswick not only all his heavy baggage , but the boats and bridges which had been built there as he ...
... took the field . Washington had at first supposed his design to be to cross the Delaware ; but the circumstance of his leaving at Brunswick not only all his heavy baggage , but the boats and bridges which had been built there as he ...
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