Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of WashingtonLeary & Getz, 1857 - 588 pages |
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Page 310
... hundred and fifty dragoons ' swords , and seven hundred prisoners . This defeat checked the tide of British victory . Hitherto it had swept with wasting fury over lake , forest , and plain . Burgoyne reined in his impetuosity in deep ...
... hundred and fifty dragoons ' swords , and seven hundred prisoners . This defeat checked the tide of British victory . Hitherto it had swept with wasting fury over lake , forest , and plain . Burgoyne reined in his impetuosity in deep ...
Page 372
... hundred yards of the walls ; but the defence was prosecuted with such vigour and skill by the British engineer , Major Moncrieff , that it was supposed a long time would still intervene before the garrison could be compelled to ...
... hundred yards of the walls ; but the defence was prosecuted with such vigour and skill by the British engineer , Major Moncrieff , that it was supposed a long time would still intervene before the garrison could be compelled to ...
Page 400
... hundred and ninety North Carolina militia , under Colonel Pickens ; and the second , of light infantry and a corps of Virginia riflemen . These were some hundred yards behind the others ; and in the rear of both was the cavalry of ...
... hundred and ninety North Carolina militia , under Colonel Pickens ; and the second , of light infantry and a corps of Virginia riflemen . These were some hundred yards behind the others ; and in the rear of both was the cavalry of ...
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