The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Volume 2Samuel Campbell, no. 124, Pearl-street, 1801 - United States "The following work is not confined to the contest between Great Britain and the United States of America, but includes all the other parts of the war which originated from that contest. ... The form of letters, instead of chapters, is not altogether imaginary, as the author, from his arrival in America in 1770, maintained a correspondence with gentlemen in London, Rotterdam and Paris, answering in general to the prefixed dates."--Preface. |
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... troops in the Jerseys and at New - York , p . 165. The whole country of the Jerseys render- ed hostile by means of them , p . 166. The American troops guilty of great plundering , p . 168. The American stores at Peek's - kill destroyed ...
... troops in the Jerseys and at New - York , p . 165. The whole country of the Jerseys render- ed hostile by means of them , p . 166. The American troops guilty of great plundering , p . 168. The American stores at Peek's - kill destroyed ...
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... troops at Elk ferry in Maryland , while Wash ington marches with his troops toward the Brandywine , p . 215 .. Acts of congress ; p . 216 Some account of the marquis de la Fayette , p . 218 General Gates elected to command the north ...
... troops at Elk ferry in Maryland , while Wash ington marches with his troops toward the Brandywine , p . 215 .. Acts of congress ; p . 216 Some account of the marquis de la Fayette , p . 218 General Gates elected to command the north ...
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... troops at Cambridge , and the resolutions of congress for their detention , p . 298. Naval captures , p . 203 . LETTER X. P. 305-328 , t A design to remove general Washington from the command of the American army , p . 305. Congress ...
... troops at Cambridge , and the resolutions of congress for their detention , p . 298. Naval captures , p . 203 . LETTER X. P. 305-328 , t A design to remove general Washington from the command of the American army , p . 305. Congress ...
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... troops , P. 355. General Lee , with the advanced American corps , or- dered to fall upon fear of the British . p . 356. Some firing , between them , p . 359. Lee's corps retreat , p . 360. Wash ington meets the troops , and orders them ...
... troops , P. 355. General Lee , with the advanced American corps , or- dered to fall upon fear of the British . p . 356. Some firing , between them , p . 359. Lee's corps retreat , p . 360. Wash ington meets the troops , and orders them ...
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... troops commenced an attack . They had to guard an extent of better than a dozen miles , with few more troops than what were in Boston . Such was the want of muskets , Guat that in order to supply the new enlisted soldiers , 4. D. 1776 ...
... troops commenced an attack . They had to guard an extent of better than a dozen miles , with few more troops than what were in Boston . Such was the want of muskets , Guat that in order to supply the new enlisted soldiers , 4. D. 1776 ...
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