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Page 32
... armed conquest , and if it had not been so acquired , it would have remained a part of the British Dominion of Canada . a The man to whom this conquest was due was famous backwoods leader , a mighty hunter , a noted Indian - fighter ...
... armed conquest , and if it had not been so acquired , it would have remained a part of the British Dominion of Canada . a The man to whom this conquest was due was famous backwoods leader , a mighty hunter , a noted Indian - fighter ...
Page 33
... armed with the distinctive weapon of the backwoods , the long- barreled , small - bore rifle . Before reaching the Mississippi the little flotilla landed , and Clark led his men northward against In the Illinois towns . one of them ...
... armed with the distinctive weapon of the backwoods , the long- barreled , small - bore rifle . Before reaching the Mississippi the little flotilla landed , and Clark led his men northward against In the Illinois towns . one of them ...
Page 65
... armed only with muskets and fowling - pieces , without bayonets or side - arms . On the other side Baum had the most highly disciplined troops of England and Germany under his command , well armed and equipped , and he was moreover ...
... armed only with muskets and fowling - pieces , without bayonets or side - arms . On the other side Baum had the most highly disciplined troops of England and Germany under his command , well armed and equipped , and he was moreover ...
Page 74
... armed , they made Ferguson before help night long they rode splashed across the for All the next day , Octo mid - afternoon , just as away , they came in si that before the backwoods- enough to attack him help But the backwoods leaders ...
... armed , they made Ferguson before help night long they rode splashed across the for All the next day , Octo mid - afternoon , just as away , they came in si that before the backwoods- enough to attack him help But the backwoods leaders ...
Page 77
... armed with the bayonet , and so were some of his Tory militia , whereas the Americans had not a bayonet among them ; but they were picked men , confident in their skill as riflemen , and they were so sure of victory that their aim was ...
... armed with the bayonet , and so were some of his Tory militia , whereas the Americans had not a bayonet among them ; but they were picked men , confident in their skill as riflemen , and they were so sure of victory that their aim was ...
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