The American Heritage History of the Making of the NationAmerican Heritage Publishing Company; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, 1968 - United States - 416 pages |
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Page 88
... British ship of war Leopard , which was in search of deserters . The Chesapeake's commander hove to on British signal but refused to hand over any of his seamen , whereupon the Leopard opened fire at point - blank range , killing three ...
... British ship of war Leopard , which was in search of deserters . The Chesapeake's commander hove to on British signal but refused to hand over any of his seamen , whereupon the Leopard opened fire at point - blank range , killing three ...
Page 117
... British from Detroit to Canada , where he won the Battle of the Thames . At Street's Creek , American militiamen earned enemy respect . Macdonough's Lake Champlain vic- tory made the British abandon invasion plans . Before either side ...
... British from Detroit to Canada , where he won the Battle of the Thames . At Street's Creek , American militiamen earned enemy respect . Macdonough's Lake Champlain vic- tory made the British abandon invasion plans . Before either side ...
Page 124
Francis Russell. Beanes - whose release from British captivity Key had just negotiated - had stood on the deck of a small Amer- ican dispatch boat in the harbor just beyond the British fleet . In the failing evening light , Key , a ...
Francis Russell. Beanes - whose release from British captivity Key had just negotiated - had stood on the deck of a small Amer- ican dispatch boat in the harbor just beyond the British fleet . In the failing evening light , Key , a ...
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