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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... Virginia legislature , and retires to his farm ... Colonel Washington with his cavalry effects the surrender of a garrison at Rudgely's Farm by stratagem ... General Greene takes a position on the Pedee ... Morgan advances to the ...
... Virginia legislature , and retires to his farm ... Colonel Washington with his cavalry effects the surrender of a garrison at Rudgely's Farm by stratagem ... General Greene takes a position on the Pedee ... Morgan advances to the ...
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... Virginia across the Dan ... Skirmish between Lee's and Tarleton's horse ... Cornwallis moves to Hillsborough ... Greene recrosses the Dan and advances towards the Bri- tish ... Lee disperses a large party of loyalists under Colo- nel ...
... Virginia across the Dan ... Skirmish between Lee's and Tarleton's horse ... Cornwallis moves to Hillsborough ... Greene recrosses the Dan and advances towards the Bri- tish ... Lee disperses a large party of loyalists under Colo- nel ...
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... Virginia ... Marquis de la Fayette forms a junction with Ge- neral Wayne ... American stores destroyed at the Point of Fork ... Baron Steuben escapes with his levies ... Tarleton en- ters Charlotteville ... Narrow escape of the ...
... Virginia ... Marquis de la Fayette forms a junction with Ge- neral Wayne ... American stores destroyed at the Point of Fork ... Baron Steuben escapes with his levies ... Tarleton en- ters Charlotteville ... Narrow escape of the ...
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... Virginia with the British fleet , and an army of 7000 men ... Hears of the fall of Cornwallis , and returns to New- York ... Inexplicable conduct of that commander ... The Mar- quis de St. Cimon reembarks , and the Count de Grasse re ...
... Virginia with the British fleet , and an army of 7000 men ... Hears of the fall of Cornwallis , and returns to New- York ... Inexplicable conduct of that commander ... The Mar- quis de St. Cimon reembarks , and the Count de Grasse re ...
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... Virginia brigade , he had Colonel Stewart's Pennsylvania re- giment ; and never did troops display more determin- ed bravery . The enemy came up about an hour by sun , and the engagement lasted till the darkness put a stop to it , and ...
... Virginia brigade , he had Colonel Stewart's Pennsylvania re- giment ; and never did troops display more determin- ed bravery . The enemy came up about an hour by sun , and the engagement lasted till the darkness put a stop to it , and ...
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