A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, Volume 2F. Betts, 1822 - United States |
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... give , and which he humbly conceives they ought to have done , ' were , to say the least , ill advised and highly indecent . " It is a fact which cannot be told without disgrace to the medical profession , that more instances of fraud ...
... give , and which he humbly conceives they ought to have done , ' were , to say the least , ill advised and highly indecent . " It is a fact which cannot be told without disgrace to the medical profession , that more instances of fraud ...
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... give up either of the two posts then garrisoned , Ticonderoga and Mount Independence , it would be most advisable to abandon the former . They added a resolution that immediate application be made to his excellency General Washington ...
... give up either of the two posts then garrisoned , Ticonderoga and Mount Independence , it would be most advisable to abandon the former . They added a resolution that immediate application be made to his excellency General Washington ...
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... with them just as they were preparing to move . A skir- mish immediately ensued , in which both Warner and Francis discovered great bravery , but being overpow- ered by numbers , they were compelled to give up AMERICAN REVOLUTION . 31.
... with them just as they were preparing to move . A skir- mish immediately ensued , in which both Warner and Francis discovered great bravery , but being overpow- ered by numbers , they were compelled to give up AMERICAN REVOLUTION . 31.
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Paul Allen. ered by numbers , they were compelled to give up the ground , after an obstinate resistance of forty minutes . The Americans lost , in this affair , about two hun- dred , killed , wounded , and missing . Colonel Francis was ...
Paul Allen. ered by numbers , they were compelled to give up the ground , after an obstinate resistance of forty minutes . The Americans lost , in this affair , about two hun- dred , killed , wounded , and missing . Colonel Francis was ...
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... give way , and leave their field pieces and all their baggage behind them ; they were all environed within two breast - works with artillery , but our martial courage proved too hard for them . I then gave orders to rally again , in ...
... give way , and leave their field pieces and all their baggage behind them ; they were all environed within two breast - works with artillery , but our martial courage proved too hard for them . I then gave orders to rally again , in ...
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