The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Band 4Books for Libraries Press, 1969 |
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... Cornwallis and the fleeing Americans under gen . Greene . The latter retreated as expediti- ouйly as poffible , and croffed the Yadkin partly in flats and partly by fording , on the 2d and 3d of the month , and fecured the boats on the ...
... Cornwallis and the fleeing Americans under gen . Greene . The latter retreated as expediti- ouйly as poffible , and croffed the Yadkin partly in flats and partly by fording , on the 2d and 3d of the month , and fecured the boats on the ...
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... Cornwallis for that day , which was too far spent to admit of the execution of any impor- tant manœuvre . The lofs of the Americans was about 50 killed and wounded , that of the British probably much greater , as they twice fuftained ...
... Cornwallis for that day , which was too far spent to admit of the execution of any impor- tant manœuvre . The lofs of the Americans was about 50 killed and wounded , that of the British probably much greater , as they twice fuftained ...
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... Cornwallis made a stroke at him twice , but miffed his aim . At length Greene was reinforced , with another brigade of militia from Virginia under gen . Law- fon , and two from North Carolina under gens . Butler and Eaton , and 400 ...
... Cornwallis made a stroke at him twice , but miffed his aim . At length Greene was reinforced , with another brigade of militia from Virginia under gen . Law- fon , and two from North Carolina under gens . Butler and Eaton , and 400 ...
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