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 vi
... attempt of Admiral Byron ... General Gates arrives to take command at Boston ... Movements of Sir Henry Clinton ... His expedition against Bedford .... Against Egg Harbour ... Slaughter of Pulaski's Light Infan- try ... Of Baylor's ...
... attempt of Admiral Byron ... General Gates arrives to take command at Boston ... Movements of Sir Henry Clinton ... His expedition against Bedford .... Against Egg Harbour ... Slaughter of Pulaski's Light Infan- try ... Of Baylor's ...
Page vii
... attempt to storm the works and are repulsed ... Count Pu- laski iş mortally wounded ... The Siege is raised and the allied armies retreat ... Count D'Estaing sails for the West Indies ... Extraordinary enterprise of Colonel White ...
... attempt to storm the works and are repulsed ... Count Pu- laski iş mortally wounded ... The Siege is raised and the allied armies retreat ... Count D'Estaing sails for the West Indies ... Extraordinary enterprise of Colonel White ...
Page ix
... attempt on Staten Island ... Mutiny in the American army ... Expedition of the royal army into Jersey ... Destruction committed at Connecticut Farms ... Murder of Mrs. Caldwell ... The enemy move to- wards Springfield - but retire to ...
... attempt on Staten Island ... Mutiny in the American army ... Expedition of the royal army into Jersey ... Destruction committed at Connecticut Farms ... Murder of Mrs. Caldwell ... The enemy move to- wards Springfield - but retire to ...
Page xi
... attempts to bring Tarleton to action fail ... The latter retreats to Hillsborough ... Cornwallis again moves in pursuit of Greene , forces Colonel Williams to retreat ... Manœuvres of Lee and his legion ... General Greene retires across ...
... attempts to bring Tarleton to action fail ... The latter retreats to Hillsborough ... Cornwallis again moves in pursuit of Greene , forces Colonel Williams to retreat ... Manœuvres of Lee and his legion ... General Greene retires across ...
Page xii
... attempt upon Albemarle ... Baron Steuben succeeds in joining the Mar- quis ... Cornwallis retires down the James River ... Skirmish between Butler and Simcoe on the Chickahominy ... Battle of Greenspring ... Cornwallis crosses the river ...
... attempt upon Albemarle ... Baron Steuben succeeds in joining the Mar- quis ... Cornwallis retires down the James River ... Skirmish between Butler and Simcoe on the Chickahominy ... Battle of Greenspring ... Cornwallis crosses the river ...
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