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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... camp Mr. M'Pherson , Mr. Antill the engineer , capt . Cheeseman , and the carpenters . As they are entering , their guides forsake them ; which alarms the general and other officers , who are unacquaint- ed with the pass and situation ...
... camp Mr. M'Pherson , Mr. Antill the engineer , capt . Cheeseman , and the carpenters . As they are entering , their guides forsake them ; which alarms the general and other officers , who are unacquaint- ed with the pass and situation ...
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... camp , capt . Cheeseman and others The firing from the guard - house ceases , by the enemy's quitting their post , and the opportunity offers for the assailants to push forward with success . But the deputy quarter master general ...
... camp , capt . Cheeseman and others The firing from the guard - house ceases , by the enemy's quitting their post , and the opportunity offers for the assailants to push forward with success . But the deputy quarter master general ...
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... camp , the men did not appear daunted at the idea of the horrid carnage it im- parted . There was a spirit of animation among them , intimat- ing a strong desire of coming to blows with the enemy . To con- ceal the design of the ...
... camp , the men did not appear daunted at the idea of the horrid carnage it im- parted . There was a spirit of animation among them , intimat- ing a strong desire of coming to blows with the enemy . To con- ceal the design of the ...
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... camp , out of 15,000 ordered . The exertions of the states should have been far more vigorous considering the formidable force their army had soon to cope with , such as no part of this new world had seen before , viz . a body of 30,000 ...
... camp , out of 15,000 ordered . The exertions of the states should have been far more vigorous considering the formidable force their army had soon to cope with , such as no part of this new world had seen before , viz . a body of 30,000 ...
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... camp .. The engagement begins , soon after day - break , by the Messians from Flatbush , under gen . Heister , and by gen . Grant on the coast ; and a warm cannonade with a brisk fire of small arms , is eagerly supported on both sides ...
... camp .. The engagement begins , soon after day - break , by the Messians from Flatbush , under gen . Heister , and by gen . Grant on the coast ; and a warm cannonade with a brisk fire of small arms , is eagerly supported on both sides ...
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