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... opened at 600 yards ' distance from the British left . Three days later , the batteries and redoubts being finished , “ a general discharge of 24- and 18 - pounders and of 10 - inch mortars commenced by the Americans on the right , and ...
... opened at 600 yards ' distance from the British left . Three days later , the batteries and redoubts being finished , “ a general discharge of 24- and 18 - pounders and of 10 - inch mortars commenced by the Americans on the right , and ...
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... opened at 4.30 A.M. on April 12 , 1861 , when the Confederates at Charleston bombarded Fort Sumter , which surrendered at noon on the 14th . When those guns opened fire , Colonel Robert E. Lee was still in the United States Army . On ...
... opened at 4.30 A.M. on April 12 , 1861 , when the Confederates at Charleston bombarded Fort Sumter , which surrendered at noon on the 14th . When those guns opened fire , Colonel Robert E. Lee was still in the United States Army . On ...
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... opened an innocuous fire . A moment later the Americans could readily make out Montojo's flagship , the Reina Cristina . Thereupon , at a range of 5,400 yards , the battle opened and continued for a little over two hours . Then Dewey ...
... opened an innocuous fire . A moment later the Americans could readily make out Montojo's flagship , the Reina Cristina . Thereupon , at a range of 5,400 yards , the battle opened and continued for a little over two hours . Then Dewey ...
Contents
The Surprise at Trenton and the Battle | 12 |
Campaign of Trenton and Princeton 17761777 | 18 |
Battle of Trenton December 26 1776 | 25 |
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