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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Page iii
... Sir William Howe takes the field ... His sudden retreat to Amboy ... Washington moves his army to Quibbletown ... Howe evacuates the Jerseys ... General Schuyler appointed to the command of the North- ern army .... General St. Clair ...
... Sir William Howe takes the field ... His sudden retreat to Amboy ... Washington moves his army to Quibbletown ... Howe evacuates the Jerseys ... General Schuyler appointed to the command of the North- ern army .... General St. Clair ...
Page iv
... Sir William Howe enters Philadelphia in triumph ... Con- gress repair to Yorktown .... Further powers granted to Washington ... Lord Howe enters the Delaware ... Battle of Germantown ... Retreat of the American army ... Sir William ...
... Sir William Howe enters Philadelphia in triumph ... Con- gress repair to Yorktown .... Further powers granted to Washington ... Lord Howe enters the Delaware ... Battle of Germantown ... Retreat of the American army ... Sir William ...
Page v
... Sir William Howe at Philadelphia ... Conduct of Congress on receiving Lord North's Bills ... Arrival of Mr. Simeon Deane with copies of the treaties with France ... Proceedings of Con- gress thereon ... Sir Henry Clinton arrives and ...
... Sir William Howe at Philadelphia ... Conduct of Congress on receiving Lord North's Bills ... Arrival of Mr. Simeon Deane with copies of the treaties with France ... Proceedings of Con- gress thereon ... Sir Henry Clinton arrives and ...
Page 1
... Sir William Howe takes the field - his sudden retreat to Am- boy - Washington moves his army to Quibbletown - Howe evac- uates the Jerseys - General Schuyler appointed to the command of the Northern Army - General St. Clair ordered ...
... Sir William Howe takes the field - his sudden retreat to Am- boy - Washington moves his army to Quibbletown - Howe evac- uates the Jerseys - General Schuyler appointed to the command of the Northern Army - General St. Clair ordered ...
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... Sir William Erskine , and made an immediate attack upon the Americans , in- stead of lying down to enjoy a night of repose , in the sanguine assurance that his victim could not es- cape him , nothing could have saved our little army ...
... Sir William Erskine , and made an immediate attack upon the Americans , in- stead of lying down to enjoy a night of repose , in the sanguine assurance that his victim could not es- cape him , nothing could have saved our little army ...
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