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 v
... quarters at Valley forge ... Distresses of the American army . CHAP . V. Events of 1777 continued ... Proceedings of ... Quarter Master General ... Board of war appointed ... Mr. Silas Deane recalled ... General Conway appointed ...
... quarters at Valley forge ... Distresses of the American army . CHAP . V. Events of 1777 continued ... Proceedings of ... Quarter Master General ... Board of war appointed ... Mr. Silas Deane recalled ... General Conway appointed ...
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... the In- dian Country , and returns to Head Quarters ... Resigns his commission ... Brandt destroys the Minisink Settlements ... PAGE . 226 241 PAGE . Captain M'Donald captures Freland's Fort ... Expedition of CONTENTS . VII.
... the In- dian Country , and returns to Head Quarters ... Resigns his commission ... Brandt destroys the Minisink Settlements ... PAGE . 226 241 PAGE . Captain M'Donald captures Freland's Fort ... Expedition of CONTENTS . VII.
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... quarters at Morristown , awaiting the movements of General Howe . And though the brilliant achievements of his little band at Trenton and Princeton , had in some measure brightened the gloom which overspread our affairs during the ...
... quarters at Morristown , awaiting the movements of General Howe . And though the brilliant achievements of his little band at Trenton and Princeton , had in some measure brightened the gloom which overspread our affairs during the ...
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... 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 troops , who were by this time engaged with the enemy's advance . With such immense dispropor ...
... 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 troops , who were by this time engaged with the enemy's advance . With such immense dispropor ...
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... quarter , the event must show . " The retreat of the British army was , as usual , attended with every species of wanton cruelty and enormity . They burned almost every farm house on the road , defaced and otherwise injured the churches ...
... quarter , the event must show . " The retreat of the British army was , as usual , attended with every species of wanton cruelty and enormity . They burned almost every farm house on the road , defaced and otherwise injured the churches ...
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