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
... conduct of Generals Wooster and Arnold ... Arnold makes a stand at Radfield ... Is obliged to retreat ... Follows the enemy to Sagatuck bridge ... Action there ... Expedition of Colonel Meigs to Saggharbour ... Sir William Howe takes ...
... conduct of Generals Wooster and Arnold ... Arnold makes a stand at Radfield ... Is obliged to retreat ... Follows the enemy to Sagatuck bridge ... Action there ... Expedition of Colonel Meigs to Saggharbour ... Sir William Howe takes ...
Page iv
... conduct of General Herkimer ... Arnold volunteers to go to the relief of Colonel Gansevoort ... Successful sortie of the latter ... Arnold resorts to stratagem , and forces St. Leger to raise the siege ... Battle at Bennington , and ...
... conduct of General Herkimer ... Arnold volunteers to go to the relief of Colonel Gansevoort ... Successful sortie of the latter ... Arnold resorts to stratagem , and forces St. Leger to raise the siege ... Battle at Bennington , and ...
Page v
... Conduct of his troops on the march ... Their reception at Cambridge ... Gene- ral Burgoyne complains that the publick faith is broken ... Congress resolve to delay the embarkation of the troops ... Correspondence between Washington and ...
... Conduct of his troops on the march ... Their reception at Cambridge ... Gene- ral Burgoyne complains that the publick faith is broken ... Congress resolve to delay the embarkation of the troops ... Correspondence between Washington and ...
Page vi
... Conduct of the enemy at Cherry Valley ... Mr. Silas Deane makes an appeal to the people ... Is answered by " Common Sense " ... Monsieur Gerard presents a memo- rial to Congress ... The French and British fleets meet in the West Indies ...
... Conduct of the enemy at Cherry Valley ... Mr. Silas Deane makes an appeal to the people ... Is answered by " Common Sense " ... Monsieur Gerard presents a memo- rial to Congress ... The French and British fleets meet in the West Indies ...
Page ix
... conduct of the American troops ... The enemy evacuate New - Jersey , and return to Staten Island ... Arrival of the Count De Ro- chambeau , and a French fleet at Newport ... Joy of the citi- zens ... Washington orders the white and ...
... conduct of the American troops ... The enemy evacuate New - Jersey , and return to Staten Island ... Arrival of the Count De Ro- chambeau , and a French fleet at Newport ... Joy of the citi- zens ... Washington orders the white and ...
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