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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... gain Port Royal , and is repulsed..Colonel Boyd at the head of the tories defeated by Colonel Pickens .. Co- lonel Campbell abandons Augusta ... General Ashe defeated : : at Briar Creek ... Brave stand of General Elbert VI CONTENTS .
... gain Port Royal , and is repulsed..Colonel Boyd at the head of the tories defeated by Colonel Pickens .. Co- lonel Campbell abandons Augusta ... General Ashe defeated : : at Briar Creek ... Brave stand of General Elbert VI CONTENTS .
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Paul Allen. : at Briar Creek ... Brave stand of General Elbert ... Lincoln is reinforced and crosses the Savannah ... General Prevost attacks Moultrie , who retreats to Charleston ... Siege of Charleston ... Prevost retires without ...
Paul Allen. : at Briar Creek ... Brave stand of General Elbert ... Lincoln is reinforced and crosses the Savannah ... General Prevost attacks Moultrie , who retreats to Charleston ... Siege of Charleston ... Prevost retires without ...
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... Creek ; a force greatly inferiour in numbers to that of the enemy , and composed chiefly of raw , undisciplined militia . He had about thirty pieces of artillery posted on the bank of the creek , which was easily fordable in every part ...
... Creek ; a force greatly inferiour in numbers to that of the enemy , and composed chiefly of raw , undisciplined militia . He had about thirty pieces of artillery posted on the bank of the creek , which was easily fordable in every part ...
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... creek ; the voices of the cen- tinels on either side , could be distinctly heard by the other ; and a musket - ball from either camp would have passed far over the rear of the other . The weather for several days had been warm , wet ...
... creek ; the voices of the cen- tinels on either side , could be distinctly heard by the other ; and a musket - ball from either camp would have passed far over the rear of the other . The weather for several days had been warm , wet ...
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... Creek , a position on the Hudson , about four miles below Fort Edward , which had been selected by Kosciusko , Chief Engineer of the army , as the most eligible at which to await the movements of the enemy . A small island here di ...
... Creek , a position on the Hudson , about four miles below Fort Edward , which had been selected by Kosciusko , Chief Engineer of the army , as the most eligible at which to await the movements of the enemy . A small island here di ...
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