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 6
... 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 the British commander to sleep , were far otherwise employed 6 ...
... 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 the British commander to sleep , were far otherwise employed 6 ...
Side 7
... night , which ef- fectually prevented the operations of those behind them from being observed , while at the same time it induced a belief that Washington was calmly preparing for a morning encounter . Lieutenant Colonel Mawhood , with ...
... night , which ef- fectually prevented the operations of those behind them from being observed , while at the same time it induced a belief that Washington was calmly preparing for a morning encounter . Lieutenant Colonel Mawhood , with ...
Side 9
... nights , and too much depended upon their safety to run the hazard of being overtaken by the fresh troops of Cornwallis . Washington therefore retired from Princeton to Plucke- min , about twenty miles North West of Brunswick , on the ...
... nights , and too much depended upon their safety to run the hazard of being overtaken by the fresh troops of Cornwallis . Washington therefore retired from Princeton to Plucke- min , about twenty miles North West of Brunswick , on the ...
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... , as far as Bethel , a little village about two miles from Danbury , which they reached late at night . Here it was determined to wait for the return of the enemy , and attack them on the march 18 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... , as far as Bethel , a little village about two miles from Danbury , which they reached late at night . Here it was determined to wait for the return of the enemy , and attack them on the march 18 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
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... night , repeating as far as pos- sible the scene of destruction transacted at Danbury . Four private houses were burned , and an unsuc- sessful attempt was made to destroy the church , for which last however , there was some apology ...
... night , repeating as far as pos- sible the scene of destruction transacted at Danbury . Four private houses were burned , and an unsuc- sessful attempt was made to destroy the church , for which last however , there was some apology ...
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