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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... detachment to Annapolis ... Engagement of the French and English squadrons off Cape Henry ... Admi- ral D'Estouches ... detach- ment to reinforce the British army at Portsmouth , and takes the command ... His marauding excursions ...
... detachment to Annapolis ... Engagement of the French and English squadrons off Cape Henry ... Admi- ral D'Estouches ... detach- ment to reinforce the British army at Portsmouth , and takes the command ... His marauding excursions ...
Side 14
... detached the same force against the Commander in Chief which he sent against General M - Dougall at Peekskill , and which ended only in the destruction of a quantity of stores ,. he would have given a blow to the American cause , from ...
... detached the same force against the Commander in Chief which he sent against General M - Dougall at Peekskill , and which ended only in the destruction of a quantity of stores ,. he would have given a blow to the American cause , from ...
Side 19
... detached four hundred under Arnold and Sullivan to watch the mo- tions of the enemy , and remained himself with two hundred at Bethel , until nine o'clock , when hearing that they had moved off on the road to Norwalk , he set out in ...
... detached four hundred under Arnold and Sullivan to watch the mo- tions of the enemy , and remained himself with two hundred at Bethel , until nine o'clock , when hearing that they had moved off on the road to Norwalk , he set out in ...
Side 21
... detached by General Parsons with one hundred and seventy men , in thirteen whale- boats to Saggharbour for the purpose of destroying the stores of the royal army which had been there deposited . From Guilford , he crossed the Sound ...
... detached by General Parsons with one hundred and seventy men , in thirteen whale- boats to Saggharbour for the purpose of destroying the stores of the royal army which had been there deposited . From Guilford , he crossed the Sound ...
Side 23
... detached General Greene with three brigades to fall upon their rear , while he kept at a convenient distance with the ... detachment from the latter attack- ed and drove in the Hessian pickets . The enemy perceiving their approach ...
... detached General Greene with three brigades to fall upon their rear , while he kept at a convenient distance with the ... detachment from the latter attack- ed and drove in the Hessian pickets . The enemy perceiving their approach ...
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