The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Band 2Samuel Campbell, no. 124, Pearl-street, 1801 "The following work is not confined to the contest between Great Britain and the United States of America, but includes all the other parts of the war which originated from that contest. ... The form of letters, instead of chapters, is not altogether imaginary, as the author, from his arrival in America in 1770, maintained a correspondence with gentlemen in London, Rotterdam and Paris, answering in general to the prefixed dates."--Preface. |
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... garrison kept up a considerable fire of musketry from Bunker's Hill . This expedition confounded the amusement carrying on in Boston , at the same instant . The British soldiers were much afflicted with sickness and the scurvy ...
... garrison kept up a considerable fire of musketry from Bunker's Hill . This expedition confounded the amusement carrying on in Boston , at the same instant . The British soldiers were much afflicted with sickness and the scurvy ...
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... garrison of Quebec , when gen . Montgomery appeared before it , consisted of col . Maclean's men , a hundred and seven- ty ; a company of the seventh regiment , sixty ; marines , forty ; militia , about eight hundred ; and seamen ...
... garrison of Quebec , when gen . Montgomery appeared before it , consisted of col . Maclean's men , a hundred and seven- ty ; a company of the seventh regiment , sixty ; marines , forty ; militia , about eight hundred ; and seamen ...
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... garrison , as soon as the men were pro- vided with bayonets , spears , hatchets , and hand granades . In a few days several of the men were ill of the small - pox those who were well and fit for service were ordered to wear hemlock ...
... garrison , as soon as the men were pro- vided with bayonets , spears , hatchets , and hand granades . In a few days several of the men were ill of the small - pox those who were well and fit for service were ordered to wear hemlock ...
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... garrison for defence . ) The different routes the assailing bodies have to make , the depth of the snow , and other obstacles , prevent the execution of Li- vingston's command . The general moves with his division , at- tended by a ...
... garrison for defence . ) The different routes the assailing bodies have to make , the depth of the snow , and other obstacles , prevent the execution of Li- vingston's command . The general moves with his division , at- tended by a ...
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... garrison fired upon them , then spiked up the cannon , and retired to the fort within the town . The Americans took , possession of that which had been abandoned , ( March 3 ) and stayed there the whole night to refresh themselves . The ...
... garrison fired upon them , then spiked up the cannon , and retired to the fort within the town . The Americans took , possession of that which had been abandoned , ( March 3 ) and stayed there the whole night to refresh themselves . The ...
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