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Page 27
... terrible slaughter Licks , in w by a great force of Indians from the lakes , Boone of Kentucky commanded the left wing . Leading his men , rifle in hand , he pushed back and overthrew the force against him ; but meanwhile the Indians ...
... terrible slaughter Licks , in w by a great force of Indians from the lakes , Boone of Kentucky commanded the left wing . Leading his men , rifle in hand , he pushed back and overthrew the force against him ; but meanwhile the Indians ...
Page 82
... terrible comm Occasional check ; rests upon a Of course , lessons . battle of the at tim watch the enemy , he the British general who attacked him wit ber of his without incurring the risk of a but he was an able and bold and cautious ...
... terrible comm Occasional check ; rests upon a Of course , lessons . battle of the at tim watch the enemy , he the British general who attacked him wit ber of his without incurring the risk of a but he was an able and bold and cautious ...
Page 135
... terrible struggle followed . The British hacked at the boarding - nets and strove to force their way through to the decks of the pri- vateer , while the Americans stabbed the assailants with their long pikes and slashed at them with ...
... terrible struggle followed . The British hacked at the boarding - nets and strove to force their way through to the decks of the pri- vateer , while the Americans stabbed the assailants with their long pikes and slashed at them with ...
Page 140
... terrible in and the militia were ill armed and ill trained . of the very day when the British reached the But the hour found the man . banks of the river the vanguard of Andrew Jack- wearing wolfskin and coonskin caps , and carry- son's ...
... terrible in and the militia were ill armed and ill trained . of the very day when the British reached the But the hour found the man . banks of the river the vanguard of Andrew Jack- wearing wolfskin and coonskin caps , and carry- son's ...
Page 141
... up breastworks of mud and logs from the swamp to the river . At first the British tried to batter down these breastworks with their cannon , for they had 142 many more guns than the Americans . A terrible THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS 141.
... up breastworks of mud and logs from the swamp to the river . At first the British tried to batter down these breastworks with their cannon , for they had 142 many more guns than the Americans . A terrible THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS 141.
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