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
... ... Mud Island evacuat- ed ... Lord Cornwallis is sent against Red Bank ... Fort Mer- cer abandoned ... Americans compelled to destroy their gal- PAGE . 34 76 1 lies ... Sir William Howe moves towards White Marsh ... IV CONTENTS .
... ... Mud Island evacuat- ed ... Lord Cornwallis is sent against Red Bank ... Fort Mer- cer abandoned ... Americans compelled to destroy their gal- PAGE . 34 76 1 lies ... Sir William Howe moves towards White Marsh ... IV CONTENTS .
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... compelled to make a precipitate retreat across the Jerseys into Pennsylvania , with a shattered force of little more than three thousand men . Arrived at Newark , Washington felt as if the struggle must soon be terminated ; but he felt ...
... compelled to make a precipitate retreat across the Jerseys into Pennsylvania , with a shattered force of little more than three thousand men . Arrived at Newark , Washington felt as if the struggle must soon be terminated ; but he felt ...
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... compelled to destroy the others , togeth- er with all the stores , baggage , and provisions , and to make a rapid retreat to Fort Ann , about ten miles distant , leaving Burgoyne in possession of White . hall . Colonel Warner , with ...
... compelled to destroy the others , togeth- er with all the stores , baggage , and provisions , and to make a rapid retreat to Fort Ann , about ten miles distant , leaving Burgoyne in possession of White . hall . Colonel Warner , with ...
Side 32
Paul Allen. ered by numbers , they were compelled to give up the ground , after an obstinate resistance of forty minutes . The Americans lost , in this affair ... compelled to retreat by a circuitous route 32 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
Paul Allen. ered by numbers , they were compelled to give up the ground , after an obstinate resistance of forty minutes . The Americans lost , in this affair ... compelled to retreat by a circuitous route 32 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
Side 33
Paul Allen. borough , was compelled to retreat by a circuitous route to Fort Edward , on the Hudson , where he found Gene- ral Schuyler , actively employed in collecting a force to resist the further progress of the enemy , but mis ...
Paul Allen. borough , was compelled to retreat by a circuitous route to Fort Edward , on the Hudson , where he found Gene- ral Schuyler , actively employed in collecting a force to resist the further progress of the enemy , but mis ...
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A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the ..., Volum 2 Paul Allen Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1822 |
A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the ..., Volum 2 Paul Allen Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1822 |
A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the ..., Volum 2 Paul Allen Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1822 |
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