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 viii
... enemy's batteries are opened ... Dan- gerous situation of Lincoln ... Terms of capitulation offered by Lincoln and rejected ... Movements of the Cavalry ... Sur- prise of Lieutenant Colonel Washington at Monk's Cor- ner ... Success of ...
... enemy's batteries are opened ... Dan- gerous situation of Lincoln ... Terms of capitulation offered by Lincoln and rejected ... Movements of the Cavalry ... Sur- prise of Lieutenant Colonel Washington at Monk's Cor- ner ... Success of ...
Page ix
... enemy , and rejoin the Ame- rican standard ... General Gates advances towards Cambden ... Skirmish of Brigadier General Sumpter ... Gates and Corn- wallis meet between Clermont and Cambden ... Battle and defeat of Gates ... Losses of ...
... enemy , and rejoin the Ame- rican standard ... General Gates advances towards Cambden ... Skirmish of Brigadier General Sumpter ... Gates and Corn- wallis meet between Clermont and Cambden ... Battle and defeat of Gates ... Losses of ...
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... enemy , the events of this cold , terrible and disastrous winter would have been widely different ; but he was at all times too modest as well as too prudent to rely solely upon his own judgment . This signal success of Washington ...
... enemy , the events of this cold , terrible and disastrous winter would have been widely different ; but he was at all times too modest as well as too prudent to rely solely upon his own judgment . This signal success of Washington ...
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... enemy were made to feel the consequences of their licentious out- rages . With regard to General Lee , the enemy affect- ed to consider him as a deserter from his Britannick Majesty's service , and therefore not entitled to the common ...
... enemy were made to feel the consequences of their licentious out- rages . With regard to General Lee , the enemy affect- ed to consider him as a deserter from his Britannick Majesty's service , and therefore not entitled to the common ...
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... enemy to ad- vance within two hundred paces of him before they were discovered . The General's quarters were near- ly surrounded by sunrise , and it was with some diffi- culty and considerable risk that he left the house and joined his ...
... enemy to ad- vance within two hundred paces of him before they were discovered . The General's quarters were near- ly surrounded by sunrise , and it was with some diffi- culty and considerable risk that he left the house and joined his ...
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