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 vii
... joined by General Lincoln before Savan- hah ... The Siege of Savannah ... The Confederate Generals attempt to storm the works and are repulsed ... Count Pu- laski iş mortally wounded ... The Siege is raised and the allied armies retreat ...
... joined by General Lincoln before Savan- hah ... The Siege of Savannah ... The Confederate Generals attempt to storm the works and are repulsed ... Count Pu- laski iş mortally wounded ... The Siege is raised and the allied armies retreat ...
Page x
... joined by General Greene ... Corn- wallis is prevented from crossing by the sudden rise of the river ... General Davidson opposing his passage , is killed ... 327 $ 59 Tarleton disperses the militia at Terrants ... Greene retreats to X ...
... joined by General Greene ... Corn- wallis is prevented from crossing by the sudden rise of the river ... General Davidson opposing his passage , is killed ... 327 $ 59 Tarleton disperses the militia at Terrants ... Greene retreats to X ...
Page xi
... joined by the militia under Baron Steuben ... General Phillips moves with his forces to Petersburg ... The Marquis establishes himself near Richmond ... General Greene moves PAGE . 373 PAGE . from Ramsay's mill , and advances to Cambden ...
... joined by the militia under Baron Steuben ... General Phillips moves with his forces to Petersburg ... The Marquis establishes himself near Richmond ... General Greene moves PAGE . 373 PAGE . from Ramsay's mill , and advances to Cambden ...
Page 4
... his reprehensible contempt of personal danger , the command of his forces devolved on General Sullivan , who soon after joined General Washington in Pennsylvania , and thus increased the army to 4 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... his reprehensible contempt of personal danger , the command of his forces devolved on General Sullivan , who soon after joined General Washington in Pennsylvania , and thus increased the army to 4 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
Page 8
... joined to the most heroick valour , on the part of Washington . The exposure of his person on that day to the fire of both armies , and his providential escape from injury , will call to mind the circumstance of his having been several ...
... joined to the most heroick valour , on the part of Washington . The exposure of his person on that day to the fire of both armies , and his providential escape from injury , will call to mind the circumstance of his having been several ...
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