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Page 6
... officers to compose my family should have been more fortunate . mit me , sir , to recommend in particular those who have con- tinued in service to the present moment as worthy of the favor- able notice and patronage of Congress . war ...
... officers to compose my family should have been more fortunate . mit me , sir , to recommend in particular those who have con- tinued in service to the present moment as worthy of the favor- able notice and patronage of Congress . war ...
Page 31
... officers com- manding small bodies of regular soldiers or Tory rangers and Creole partizans . The towns were completely in the power of the British govern- 32 HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY ment ; none of 31 CONQUEST OF THE NORTHWEST.
... officers com- manding small bodies of regular soldiers or Tory rangers and Creole partizans . The towns were completely in the power of the British govern- 32 HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY ment ; none of 31 CONQUEST OF THE NORTHWEST.
Page 37
... , French partizans , and Indians . The Vincennes Creoles refused to fight gainst the British , and the American officer who ing men - year fight- 38 HERO TALES had been sent thither by Clark had GEORGE ROGERS 37 CLARK.
... , French partizans , and Indians . The Vincennes Creoles refused to fight gainst the British , and the American officer who ing men - year fight- 38 HERO TALES had been sent thither by Clark had GEORGE ROGERS 37 CLARK.
Page 62
... officer , ignorant of the and of the nature of the warfare in which engaged , noticed small bodies of men in their sleeves , and carrying guns without bayonets , With singular stupidity he concluded that were Tory inhabitants of the ...
... officer , ignorant of the and of the nature of the warfare in which engaged , noticed small bodies of men in their sleeves , and carrying guns without bayonets , With singular stupidity he concluded that were Tory inhabitants of the ...
Page 71
... part of the State to crush out any of the patriot forces that might still be lingering among the foot - hills . Ferguson was a very gallant and able officer , and a man of 72 much HERO TAL influence with the people wherever he 71.
... part of the State to crush out any of the patriot forces that might still be lingering among the foot - hills . Ferguson was a very gallant and able officer , and a man of 72 much HERO TAL influence with the people wherever he 71.
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