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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... appearance before it ... St . Clair evacuates it and joins General Schuyler . CHAP . II . The events of 1777 continued ... Reflections on St. Clair's retreat ... General Schuyler removes to Stillwater ... PAGE , 1 Fort Stanwix invested ...
... appearance before it ... St . Clair evacuates it and joins General Schuyler . CHAP . II . The events of 1777 continued ... Reflections on St. Clair's retreat ... General Schuyler removes to Stillwater ... PAGE , 1 Fort Stanwix invested ...
Page v
... appearance of Lord Chatham ... Dis- grace of Burgoyne .... Situation of the American army at Val- ley Forge ... Commissary General appointed ... Baron Steuben appointed Inspector General ... Inactivity of Sir William Howe at ...
... appearance of Lord Chatham ... Dis- grace of Burgoyne .... Situation of the American army at Val- ley Forge ... Commissary General appointed ... Baron Steuben appointed Inspector General ... Inactivity of Sir William Howe at ...
Page 1
... appearance before it - St . Clair evacuates it and joins General Schuyler . THE army under General Washington had never been more active , nor the cautious skill of the Commander more conspicuously displayed , than dur- VOL . II . ing ...
... appearance before it - St . Clair evacuates it and joins General Schuyler . THE army under General Washington had never been more active , nor the cautious skill of the Commander more conspicuously displayed , than dur- VOL . II . ing ...
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... appearance of danger . The loss to the enemy in this expedition was at least four hundred men , killed , wounded and taken ; while that of the Americans was only about sixty killed and wounded . Their loss of stores and provisions , how ...
... appearance of danger . The loss to the enemy in this expedition was at least four hundred men , killed , wounded and taken ; while that of the Americans was only about sixty killed and wounded . Their loss of stores and provisions , how ...
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... appearance of a desire to supersede General Gates , and be more acceptable to Congress , an unsuccessful attempt was previously made to ob- tain an order for the abandonment of Ticonderoga and the western frontier . This was however ...
... appearance of a desire to supersede General Gates , and be more acceptable to Congress , an unsuccessful attempt was previously made to ob- tain an order for the abandonment of Ticonderoga and the western frontier . This was however ...
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