| William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 478 pages
...where they placed several pieces of artillery, and began about nine o'clock, a severe cannonade on-a redoubt, an advanced post on his right, which was...Skirmishing continued between the advanced parties until near ten ; when fwo British sloops of war aifd ether arrned vessels, having gained his right... | |
| Sarah S. Cahoone - Newport (R.I.) - 1840 - 222 pages
...way, but a retreating fire was kept up with the greatest order. The advanced corps being re-inforced, gave the enemy a check, made a gallant resistance,...Sullivan's right under cover of their ships, and to take his advanced redoubt. This brought on a warm and brisk fire of musketry between the contending... | |
| Benjamin Cowell - Rhode Island - 1850 - 364 pages
...interspersed with trees and small copse of wood. The enemy began a cannonade upon us about nine in the morning which was returned with double force; skirmishing continued between the advanced parties till near 10 o'clock, when the enemy's two ships of •war and some small armed vessels having gained our... | |
| Henry Barton Dawson - History - 1858 - 774 pages
...with trees and small copse of wood. The enemy began a cannonade upon us about nine in the morning, which was returned with double force. Skirmishing continued between the advanced parties until near ten o'clock, when the enemy's two ships-of-war and some small armed vessels having gained... | |
| Thomas Coffin Amory - United States - 1868 - 326 pages
...with trees and small cop.-e of wood. The enemy began a cannonade upon us about nine in the morning, which was returned with double force. Skirmishing continued between the advanced parties until near ten o'clock, when the enemy's two ships of war and some small armed vessels, having gained... | |
| Thomas Coffin Amory - United States - 1868 - 342 pages
...with trees and small cop>e of wood. The enemy began a cannonade upon us about nine in the morning, which was returned with double force. Skirmishing continued between the advanced parties until near ten o'clock, when the enemy's two ships of war and some small armed vessels, having gained... | |
| Edwin Martin Stone - French - 1884 - 834 pages
...and small copse of wood. TIIK BATTLE. "The enemy began a cannonade upon os about nine in the morning, which was returned with double force. Skirmishing continued between the advanced parties until near ten o'clock, when the enemy's two ship* of war and some small armed vessels having gained... | |
| Edwin Martin Stone - French - 1884 - 832 pages
...and small copse of wood. THE BATTLE. "The enemy began a cannonade upon us about nine in the morning, which was returned with double force. Skirmishing continued between the advanced parties until near ten o'clock, when the enemy's two ship< of war and some small armed vessels having gained... | |
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