A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, Том 2F. Betts, 1822 |
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... Captain Fra- ser's marksmen , and Indians , to the number of 500 men , either through ignorance or bravado , attacked a picket of 60 men within two hundred yards of one of the American batteries , and forcing them to retire , advanc- ed ...
... Captain Fra- ser's marksmen , and Indians , to the number of 500 men , either through ignorance or bravado , attacked a picket of 60 men within two hundred yards of one of the American batteries , and forcing them to retire , advanc- ed ...
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... Captain under Wolfe , on the Plains of Abraham , ) thus writes " It lasted two hours , the hottest I ever saw in my life : it re- presented one continued clap of thunder ; however the enemy were obliged to give way , and leave their ...
... Captain under Wolfe , on the Plains of Abraham , ) thus writes " It lasted two hours , the hottest I ever saw in my life : it re- presented one continued clap of thunder ; however the enemy were obliged to give way , and leave their ...
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... each company to have one Captain , two Lieutenants , two Ensigns , five Sergeants , six Corporals , two Drum- mers , two Fifers , and one hundred men . This corps to be employed in garrison and for guards in cities 54 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... each company to have one Captain , two Lieutenants , two Ensigns , five Sergeants , six Corporals , two Drum- mers , two Fifers , and one hundred men . This corps to be employed in garrison and for guards in cities 54 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
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... Captain Henry Lee , and a small party of his dra- goons , to accomplish that object . They were of course obliged to get in advance of the enemy , which was of itself a difficult and dangerous enterprise : the mills stood on the banks ...
... Captain Henry Lee , and a small party of his dra- goons , to accomplish that object . They were of course obliged to get in advance of the enemy , which was of itself a difficult and dangerous enterprise : the mills stood on the banks ...
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... Captain Lee with the two other dragoons , determined to attempt to recross the bridge rather than detain the boat , as the delay would have rendered escape impossible . They put spurs to their horses therefore , and recrossed the bridge ...
... Captain Lee with the two other dragoons , determined to attempt to recross the bridge rather than detain the boat , as the delay would have rendered escape impossible . They put spurs to their horses therefore , and recrossed the bridge ...
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