A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, Volum 2F. Betts, 1822 |
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Side iv
... Attack on Fort Mercer , and gallant defence of it by Colonel Greene ... Ene- my establish themselves on Province Island ... Heroick de- termination of Colonel Smith , and the garrison of Fort Mif- flin ... Gallant conduct of Major ...
... Attack on Fort Mercer , and gallant defence of it by Colonel Greene ... Ene- my establish themselves on Province Island ... Heroick de- termination of Colonel Smith , and the garrison of Fort Mif- flin ... Gallant conduct of Major ...
Side vii
... attacks Moultrie , who retreats to Charleston ... Siege of Charleston ... Prevost retires without attacking ... Lincoln ... attack and recapture of Stony Point , by General Wayne ... Surprise of the British garrison at Powle's Hook ...
... attacks Moultrie , who retreats to Charleston ... Siege of Charleston ... Prevost retires without attacking ... Lincoln ... attack and recapture of Stony Point , by General Wayne ... Surprise of the British garrison at Powle's Hook ...
Side ix
... attack ... Sir Henry Clinton arrives from Charleston , sends over reinforcements , and the army a second time move upon Springfield , which they destroy ... Brave conduct of the American troops ... The enemy evacuate New - Jersey , and ...
... attack ... Sir Henry Clinton arrives from Charleston , sends over reinforcements , and the army a second time move upon Springfield , which they destroy ... Brave conduct of the American troops ... The enemy evacuate New - Jersey , and ...
Side xii
... attack against New - York ... Sir Henry Clinton is deceived , and the allied armies move to Virginia ... Arri- val of the Count de Grasse ... Action between the French and British fleets off the Capes of Virginia ... The Count de Barras ...
... attack against New - York ... Sir Henry Clinton is deceived , and the allied armies move to Virginia ... Arri- val of the Count de Grasse ... Action between the French and British fleets off the Capes of Virginia ... The Count de Barras ...
Side 6
... attack upon the Americans , in- stead of lying down to enjoy a night of repose , in the sanguine assurance that his victim could not es- cape him , nothing could have saved our little army from annihilation . But the moments devoted by ...
... attack upon the Americans , in- stead of lying down to enjoy a night of repose , in the sanguine assurance that his victim could not es- cape him , nothing could have saved our little army from annihilation . But the moments devoted by ...
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