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 112
... attack the Canadian Fort Malden . If he had moved on Malden at once , he might have succeeded in capturing the fort and its garrison of only about fifty men , but his nature was to hesitate . Quid after quid dissolved in his mouth as he ...
... attack the Canadian Fort Malden . If he had moved on Malden at once , he might have succeeded in capturing the fort and its garrison of only about fifty men , but his nature was to hesitate . Quid after quid dissolved in his mouth as he ...
Page 118
... attack that Harrison later admitted was sanctioned by no principle of tactics he had ever heard of , he ordered his mounted regiment to charge the line of British and Indians and get to their rear . However unorthodox , the attack was ...
... attack that Harrison later admitted was sanctioned by no principle of tactics he had ever heard of , he ordered his mounted regiment to charge the line of British and Indians and get to their rear . However unorthodox , the attack was ...
Page 120
... attack . The two fleets on Lake Champlain were small . The British fleet , commanded by Captain George Downie , consisted of a thirty - six - gun frigate , barely finished in time for the battle , a brig , two sloops , and twelve gun ...
... attack . The two fleets on Lake Champlain were small . The British fleet , commanded by Captain George Downie , consisted of a thirty - six - gun frigate , barely finished in time for the battle , a brig , two sloops , and twelve gun ...
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