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... whole of his force , now some 12,000 strong , behind his fortifications and awaiting attack . On the 15th , Burgoyne issued his orders , and the army moved forward to Dovecote , halfway between Saratoga and Stillwater . On the 17th it ...
... whole of his force , now some 12,000 strong , behind his fortifications and awaiting attack . On the 15th , Burgoyne issued his orders , and the army moved forward to Dovecote , halfway between Saratoga and Stillwater . On the 17th it ...
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... whole country , " writes Lossing , " was electric and amazingly inspiriting . . . Illuminations , bonfires , sal- voes of artillery , public dinners . were the visible indications of popular satisfaction in every city , village and ...
... whole country , " writes Lossing , " was electric and amazingly inspiriting . . . Illuminations , bonfires , sal- voes of artillery , public dinners . were the visible indications of popular satisfaction in every city , village and ...
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... whole of this period his men had but five days ' rations , and for the rest had to live upon the country . Well may Greene say : " We must go back to the campaigns of Napoleon to find equally brilliant results accomplished in the same ...
... whole of this period his men had but five days ' rations , and for the rest had to live upon the country . Well may Greene say : " We must go back to the campaigns of Napoleon to find equally brilliant results accomplished in the same ...
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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