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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... half- pay for the officers , ibid . Defects in the American medical department , p . 314. Acts of congress , p . 317. They receive the treaties concluded between the king of France and the United States , p . 320 - address the ...
... half- pay for the officers , ibid . Defects in the American medical department , p . 314. Acts of congress , p . 317. They receive the treaties concluded between the king of France and the United States , p . 320 - address the ...
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... half the garrison . Upon his appearing before the city he sent for- ward a flag of truce which was fired upon by order of Sir Guy Carleton ; [ Dec. 6 , 1775. ] at this gen . Montgomery was so pro- voked , that the next day he wrote to ...
... half the garrison . Upon his appearing before the city he sent for- ward a flag of truce which was fired upon by order of Sir Guy Carleton ; [ Dec. 6 , 1775. ] at this gen . Montgomery was so pro- voked , that the next day he wrote to ...
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... half an hour ) the men attempt the next barrier , but cannot force it as the main body is some time before it can arrive , occasioned by the before- mentioned obstacles . The enemy moreover , having the oppor tunity , from the retreat ...
... half an hour ) the men attempt the next barrier , but cannot force it as the main body is some time before it can arrive , occasioned by the before- mentioned obstacles . The enemy moreover , having the oppor tunity , from the retreat ...
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... half a score privates killed , beside the wounded . The general was shot through both his thighs and his head . His body was taken up the next day : an elegant coffin was prepared , and he was decently enterred the Thursday after . We ...
... half a score privates killed , beside the wounded . The general was shot through both his thighs and his head . His body was taken up the next day : an elegant coffin was prepared , and he was decently enterred the Thursday after . We ...
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... half a dozen houses ; but the general's scheme failed . He had been up the whole night , getting ready for an attack with a large body of troops . He expected , that the burning of the houses would occasion such an alarm , as to put the ...
... half a dozen houses ; but the general's scheme failed . He had been up the whole night , getting ready for an attack with a large body of troops . He expected , that the burning of the houses would occasion such an alarm , as to put the ...
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