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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... orders the white and black cockade to be united ... Admiral Graves arrives at New - York with re- inforcements to the fleet and army ... The enemy project an attack against Rhode Island ... General Wayne is de tached to Bergen Neck ...
... orders the white and black cockade to be united ... Admiral Graves arrives at New - York with re- inforcements to the fleet and army ... The enemy project an attack against Rhode Island ... General Wayne is de tached to Bergen Neck ...
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... un- der the guardianship of the Mother Country . We have seen that Lord Cornwallis entered Newark on- ly a few hours after Washington had evacuated it ; and that if his orders had not been peremptory , 2 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... un- der the guardianship of the Mother Country . We have seen that Lord Cornwallis entered Newark on- ly a few hours after Washington had evacuated it ; and that if his orders had not been peremptory , 2 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
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Paul Allen. and that if his orders had not been peremptory , to ad- vance no further than Brunswick , which last place he also reached just as the rear of Washington's ar- my were quitting it , he must inevitably have prevent- ed them ...
Paul Allen. and that if his orders had not been peremptory , to ad- vance no further than Brunswick , which last place he also reached just as the rear of Washington's ar- my were quitting it , he must inevitably have prevent- ed them ...
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... ordered the troops to conceal themselves be- hind the parapets and reserve their fire . Frazer's party , still ... orders . The consequence of this mistake was , that every man of the enemy but one es- caped ; for the first fire ...
... ordered the troops to conceal themselves be- hind the parapets and reserve their fire . Frazer's party , still ... orders . The consequence of this mistake was , that every man of the enemy but one es- caped ; for the first fire ...
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... orders immediately to follow with them , to a position within one mile and a half of the main body at Castletown ... ordered , they both determined to remain where they were , until the next morning ; the consequence of which was ...
... orders immediately to follow with them , to a position within one mile and a half of the main body at Castletown ... ordered , they both determined to remain where they were , until the next morning ; the consequence of which was ...
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