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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... possession of Dorchester Heights , p . 25. The Americans possess themselves of the same , p . 26. General Howe resolves upon evacuating Boston , p . 28 - evacuates it , p . 30. The hard- ships experienced by the inhabitants of the town ...
... possession of Dorchester Heights , p . 25. The Americans possess themselves of the same , p . 26. General Howe resolves upon evacuating Boston , p . 28 - evacuates it , p . 30. The hard- ships experienced by the inhabitants of the town ...
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... possessed by him , he came to gen . Washington , and urged the necessity of its being secured by American forces . But the general could spare no troops , every man of them being wanted in the envi- rons of Boston . Scars proposed that ...
... possessed by him , he came to gen . Washington , and urged the necessity of its being secured by American forces . But the general could spare no troops , every man of them being wanted in the envi- rons of Boston . Scars proposed that ...
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... possession of it and of the guard consisting of thirty men . This attack is executed with such dispatch , that the enemy discharge only one of their can- One or two men are lost on each side . Colonel Arnold receives a wound in one of ...
... possession of it and of the guard consisting of thirty men . This attack is executed with such dispatch , that the enemy discharge only one of their can- One or two men are lost on each side . Colonel Arnold receives a wound in one of ...
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... possession of some houses , and from them keep up a constant fire for some time ; but as the party , which sallied out of pa- lace gate , comes upon the rear of the assailants , and the number of these is greatly lessened by killed and ...
... possession of some houses , and from them keep up a constant fire for some time ; but as the party , which sallied out of pa- lace gate , comes upon the rear of the assailants , and the number of these is greatly lessened by killed and ...
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... possession of them , it would have been in danger of being sur- rounded , of having its communication cut off , and of being ob- liged to surrender in less than twenty - four hours , through the severity of the weather . [ Feb. 26 ...
... possession of them , it would have been in danger of being sur- rounded , of having its communication cut off , and of being ob- liged to surrender in less than twenty - four hours , through the severity of the weather . [ Feb. 26 ...
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