A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, المجلد 2F. Betts, 1822 |
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... moved off on the road to Norwalk , he set out in pursuit , came up with and engaged their rear , and succeeded in taking forty prisoners ; but this gallant veteran , now in his seventieth year , after dis- playing a Quixotic bravery for ...
... moved off on the road to Norwalk , he set out in pursuit , came up with and engaged their rear , and succeeded in taking forty prisoners ; but this gallant veteran , now in his seventieth year , after dis- playing a Quixotic bravery for ...
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... moved to Middlebrook , within a few miles of Brunswick , of which he took possession . About this time an achievement of considerable brilliance was performed by Colonel Meigs of New Haven . He was detached by General Parsons with one ...
... moved to Middlebrook , within a few miles of Brunswick , of which he took possession . About this time an achievement of considerable brilliance was performed by Colonel Meigs of New Haven . He was detached by General Parsons with one ...
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... moved up , from their position on the west side of the Lake , and took pos- session of Mount Hope ; and General St. Clair , sup- posing that an assault was intended , and that Frazer had been sent forward to throw the garrison into con ...
... moved up , from their position on the west side of the Lake , and took pos- session of Mount Hope ; and General St. Clair , sup- posing that an assault was intended , and that Frazer had been sent forward to throw the garrison into con ...
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... moved up the river to Swedesford , where he recrossed it to meet the enemy , having intelligence that Sir William was ad vancing towards the Upper Fords . On the 17th , the two armies met near the Warren Tavern on the Lancaster road ...
... moved up the river to Swedesford , where he recrossed it to meet the enemy , having intelligence that Sir William was ad vancing towards the Upper Fords . On the 17th , the two armies met near the Warren Tavern on the Lancaster road ...
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... moved with his ar- my to Skippack Creek , about sixteen miles from Ger- mantown , on the western side of which he encamped , determined to seize the first opportunity of offering battle . Lord Howe , after the battle of Brandywine ...
... moved with his ar- my to Skippack Creek , about sixteen miles from Ger- mantown , on the western side of which he encamped , determined to seize the first opportunity of offering battle . Lord Howe , after the battle of Brandywine ...
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