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... held . While the revelry was at its height , Clark and his tall backwoodsmen , treading silently through the darkness , came into the town , surprised the sentries , and surrounded the fort without causing any alarm . arms were All the ...
... held . While the revelry was at its height , Clark and his tall backwoodsmen , treading silently through the darkness , came into the town , surprised the sentries , and surrounded the fort without causing any alarm . arms were All the ...
Page 61
... held . Baum Breymann with over six hundred regular troops marched at once to meet Baum . to go to Baum's assistance . On On the 16th the weather cleared , and Stark , who had been rein- 62 termined to attack . tion . forced by militia ...
... held . Baum Breymann with over six hundred regular troops marched at once to meet Baum . to go to Baum's assistance . On On the 16th the weather cleared , and Stark , who had been rein- 62 termined to attack . tion . forced by militia ...
Page 67
... held the rail- fence at Bunker Hill , and who led the van when Sullivan's division poured into Trenton from the river road . He was admirably adapted for the precise work which was necessary at Bennington , and he and his men fought ...
... held the rail- fence at Bunker Hill , and who led the van when Sullivan's division poured into Trenton from the river road . He was admirably adapted for the precise work which was necessary at Bennington , and he and his men fought ...
Page 89
... held a fortified place of strength . American commander has ever displayed grea and daring , a more resolute courage readier resource , than the chief of the hard - fight Revolutionary generals , Mad Anthony Wayn energy er g GOUVERNEUR ...
... held a fortified place of strength . American commander has ever displayed grea and daring , a more resolute courage readier resource , than the chief of the hard - fight Revolutionary generals , Mad Anthony Wayn energy er g GOUVERNEUR ...
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... held by Jackson , and yet Soult had under him a veteran army . At Bada- joz , Ciudad Rodrigo , and San Sebastian they Ihad carried by open assault fortified towns whose strength made the intrenchments of the Americans seem like the mud ...
... held by Jackson , and yet Soult had under him a veteran army . At Bada- joz , Ciudad Rodrigo , and San Sebastian they Ihad carried by open assault fortified towns whose strength made the intrenchments of the Americans seem like the mud ...
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