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... destroy by revolution , and who , having led his country through a great civil war , was then able to build up a new and lasting fabric upon the ruins of a system which had been over- thrown . At the close of his official service he ...
... destroy by revolution , and who , having led his country through a great civil war , was then able to build up a new and lasting fabric upon the ruins of a system which had been over- thrown . At the close of his official service he ...
Page 27
... destroyed the right wing and center , and got round in his rear , so that there was nothing left all possible for Boone's men except to flee with speed . less and ill at ease . As Kentucky became settled , Boone grew rest- He loved the ...
... destroyed the right wing and center , and got round in his rear , so that there was nothing left all possible for Boone's men except to flee with speed . less and ill at ease . As Kentucky became settled , Boone grew rest- He loved the ...
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... destroyed the army of Gates at Camden , and his two for- midable lieutenants , Tarlton the light horseman , and Ferguson the skilled rifleman , had destroyed or scattered all the smaller bands that had been The red dragoons fighting for ...
... destroyed the army of Gates at Camden , and his two for- midable lieutenants , Tarlton the light horseman , and Ferguson the skilled rifleman , had destroyed or scattered all the smaller bands that had been The red dragoons fighting for ...
Page 106
... destroy the Philadelphia delay vere ensued , as our squadron was drive gales from the Tripolitan coast ; but in January , 1804 , Preble gave orders to to undertake the work for which he had teered . A small vessel known as a ket been ...
... destroy the Philadelphia delay vere ensued , as our squadron was drive gales from the Tripolitan coast ; but in January , 1804 , Preble gave orders to to undertake the work for which he had teered . A small vessel known as a ket been ...
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... destroyed the navies of every other power of Europe , and had obtained such complete supremacy over the French that the French fleets were kept in port . Off these ports lay the great squadrons of the Eng- lish ships of the line , never ...
... destroyed the navies of every other power of Europe , and had obtained such complete supremacy over the French that the French fleets were kept in port . Off these ports lay the great squadrons of the Eng- lish ships of the line , never ...
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