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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... determined upon ; and the annals of war would be consulted in vain , for an example of a manœuvre of such consummate skill . The two armies were sepa- rated only by a narrow creek ; the voices of the cen- tinels on either side , could ...
... determined upon ; and the annals of war would be consulted in vain , for an example of a manœuvre of such consummate skill . The two armies were sepa- rated only by a narrow creek ; the voices of the cen- tinels on either side , could ...
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... determination was made , as Cornwallis did not halt until he reached Brunswick , where he arrived , before it would ... determined to adjourn from Philadelphia to Baltimore , where they met on the 20th and one among their first acts was ...
... determination was made , as Cornwallis did not halt until he reached Brunswick , where he arrived , before it would ... determined to adjourn from Philadelphia to Baltimore , where they met on the 20th and one among their first acts was ...
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... gress could not keep from a daily and enormous de- preciation , every thing on the part of the enemy evinc- ed a determination to open the Spring campaign with more vigour than ever . General Howe , who had 16 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... gress could not keep from a daily and enormous de- preciation , every thing on the part of the enemy evinc- ed a determination to open the Spring campaign with more vigour than ever . General Howe , who had 16 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
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... , in a heavy rain , as far as Bethel , a little village about two miles from Danbury , which they reached late at night . Here it was determined to wait for the return of the enemy , and attack them on the march 18 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... , in a heavy rain , as far as Bethel , a little village about two miles from Danbury , which they reached late at night . Here it was determined to wait for the return of the enemy , and attack them on the march 18 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
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... determined them to change their plan , is hard to tell . Whether alarm- ed at the animation among the people , disappointed in the movements they may have expected us to make , thence concluding their design impracticable ; or , whether ...
... determined them to change their plan , is hard to tell . Whether alarm- ed at the animation among the people , disappointed in the movements they may have expected us to make , thence concluding their design impracticable ; or , whether ...
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