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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... action on the quarter deck of the Bristol , is either killed or wounded . In the whole she has 40 men killed and 71 wounded . The Experiment had 23 killed and 76 wound- ed . Capt . Scott , who commands her , loses his arm and receives ...
... action on the quarter deck of the Bristol , is either killed or wounded . In the whole she has 40 men killed and 71 wounded . The Experiment had 23 killed and 76 wound- ed . Capt . Scott , who commands her , loses his arm and receives ...
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... action , af- ter an engagement which had been supported with uncommon courage and vigor on both sides for above ten hours . Next morning all the men of war , except the Acteon , had retired about two miles from the island . The garrison ...
... action , af- ter an engagement which had been supported with uncommon courage and vigor on both sides for above ten hours . Next morning all the men of war , except the Acteon , had retired about two miles from the island . The garrison ...
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... action the flag - staff was shot away . Sergeant Jasper of the grenadiers immediately jumped on the beach , took up the flag , and fastened it on a sponge - staff . He mounted the merion with it in his hand ; and though the ships were ...
... action the flag - staff was shot away . Sergeant Jasper of the grenadiers immediately jumped on the beach , took up the flag , and fastened it on a sponge - staff . He mounted the merion with it in his hand ; and though the ships were ...
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... action , by closing an opening on the right , and placing an abbatis before it . The Americans were most completely surprised and ef- fectually entrapped . Col. Smallwood's Maryland regiment suffe- ed extremely , and was almost cut to ...
... action , by closing an opening on the right , and placing an abbatis before it . The Americans were most completely surprised and ef- fectually entrapped . Col. Smallwood's Maryland regiment suffe- ed extremely , and was almost cut to ...
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... . But as he was to make that proposal , lest his own character should suffer , he stipulated , that if a retreat should be agreed upon , he would would command the rear ; and if an action , A. D. 1776 ] 101 -AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... . But as he was to make that proposal , lest his own character should suffer , he stipulated , that if a retreat should be agreed upon , he would would command the rear ; and if an action , A. D. 1776 ] 101 -AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
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