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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... considerable brilliance was performed by Colonel Meigs of New Haven . He was detached by General Parsons with one hundred and seventy men , in thirteen whale- boats to Saggharbour for the purpose of destroying the stores of the royal ...
... considerable brilliance was performed by Colonel Meigs of New Haven . He was detached by General Parsons with one hundred and seventy men , in thirteen whale- boats to Saggharbour for the purpose of destroying the stores of the royal ...
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... considerable portion of it , could have been induced to stand before the victo- rious troops of Burgoyne , after he had destroyed their strongest ground of reliance . There would have been no nucleus , around which to collect another ...
... considerable portion of it , could have been induced to stand before the victo- rious troops of Burgoyne , after he had destroyed their strongest ground of reliance . There would have been no nucleus , around which to collect another ...
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... considerable wealth , who profess them- selves to belong to the society of people commonly called Quakers , render it certain and notorious , that those persons are with much rancour and bitterness disaffected to the American cause ...
... considerable wealth , who profess them- selves to belong to the society of people commonly called Quakers , render it certain and notorious , that those persons are with much rancour and bitterness disaffected to the American cause ...
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... considerable prejudice against General Sullivan , in so much that General Washington was directed by Congress to institute a Court of Inquiry into his con- duct . The result of the Court was honourable to the General ; but there seems ...
... considerable prejudice against General Sullivan , in so much that General Washington was directed by Congress to institute a Court of Inquiry into his con- duct . The result of the Court was honourable to the General ; but there seems ...
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... considerable ) I am in hopes you will find yourself at least able to stop the progress of Mr. Burgoyne , and by cutting off his supplies of provision , & c . to render his situation ineligible . " *** " General Schuyler's sending a ...
... considerable ) I am in hopes you will find yourself at least able to stop the progress of Mr. Burgoyne , and by cutting off his supplies of provision , & c . to render his situation ineligible . " *** " General Schuyler's sending a ...
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