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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... whole of Geor- gia falls ... Expedition from Scoharie - Gallant exploit of Major Talbot ... Conduct of the enemy at Cherry Valley ... Mr. Silas Deane makes an appeal to the people ... Is answered by " Common Sense " ... Monsieur Gerard ...
... whole of Geor- gia falls ... Expedition from Scoharie - Gallant exploit of Major Talbot ... Conduct of the enemy at Cherry Valley ... Mr. Silas Deane makes an appeal to the people ... Is answered by " Common Sense " ... Monsieur Gerard ...
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... whole line , and kept in full blaze all 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 ...
... whole line , and kept in full blaze all 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 ...
Side 9
... whole British army . His men had been without sleep or provisions for two days and nights , and too much depended upon their safety to run the hazard of being overtaken by the fresh troops of Cornwallis . Washington therefore retired ...
... whole British army . His men had been without sleep or provisions for two days and nights , and too much depended upon their safety to run the hazard of being overtaken by the fresh troops of Cornwallis . Washington therefore retired ...
Side 24
... whole army as far as Quibbletown , while Howe with a view to deceive him ordered all his heavy baggage and a part of his troops to cross over to Staten Island . But there was scarcely time al- lowed for the deception to have its effect ...
... whole army as far as Quibbletown , while Howe with a view to deceive him ordered all his heavy baggage and a part of his troops to cross over to Staten Island . But there was scarcely time al- lowed for the deception to have its effect ...
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... whole frontier . In truth , as General St. Clair stated in his letter to Congress , no army was ever in a more criti- cal situation ; for the lowest calculation which had been made of the number of men requisite for the de- ( fence of ...
... whole frontier . In truth , as General St. Clair stated in his letter to Congress , no army was ever in a more criti- cal situation ; for the lowest calculation which had been made of the number of men requisite for the de- ( fence of ...
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