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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... necessary to destroy the few articles of stores which had been de- posited there for the use of the troops . A few days after this affair , Sir William sent an ex- pedition of two thousand men under the command of the late Governour ...
... necessary to destroy the few articles of stores which had been de- posited there for the use of the troops . A few days after this affair , Sir William sent an ex- pedition of two thousand men under the command of the late Governour ...
Side 19
... necessary for Arnold to retreat , which he effect- ed with great bravery and skill , keeping up a scatter- ing fire for the whole day . The royal Governour re- mained at Ridgfield all night , repeating as far as pos- sible the scene of ...
... necessary for Arnold to retreat , which he effect- ed with great bravery and skill , keeping up a scatter- ing fire for the whole day . The royal Governour re- mained at Ridgfield all night , repeating as far as pos- sible the scene of ...
Side 23
... necessary . Wayne's brigade , and Mor- gans's regiment of light infantry were at Brunswick by sunrise ; and a detachment from the latter attack- ed and drove in the Hessian pickets . The enemy perceiving their approach , crossed the ...
... necessary . Wayne's brigade , and Mor- gans's regiment of light infantry were at Brunswick by sunrise ; and a detachment from the latter attack- ed and drove in the Hessian pickets . The enemy perceiving their approach , crossed the ...
Side 27
... necessary , besides the militia . On the 17th of June , General Schuyler himself visited Ticonderoga , and on the 20th held a council of his general officers , who merely attested the fact of the inadequacy of their means of defence ...
... necessary , besides the militia . On the 17th of June , General Schuyler himself visited Ticonderoga , and on the 20th held a council of his general officers , who merely attested the fact of the inadequacy of their means of defence ...
Side 32
... necessary for Colonel Hill , the pursu- ing officer , to change his position , " according to the phraseology of General Burgoyne , or in other words to make a rapid retrograde movement , in which he would have been certainly made ...
... necessary for Colonel Hill , the pursu- ing officer , to change his position , " according to the phraseology of General Burgoyne , or in other words to make a rapid retrograde movement , in which he would have been certainly made ...
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