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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... retired from Princeton to Plucke- min , about twenty miles North West of Brunswick , on the road to Morristown , which had been consider- ed as a safe and important position . It was well that this determination was made , as Cornwallis ...
... retired from Princeton to Plucke- min , about twenty miles North West of Brunswick , on the road to Morristown , which had been consider- ed as a safe and important position . It was well that this determination was made , as Cornwallis ...
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... retired along the Amboy road without making a stand . Morgan's regiment kept up a galling fire during the pursuit which did con- siderable execution . Why Sir William thought proper to retreat before a handful of men , prepared as he ...
... retired along the Amboy road without making a stand . Morgan's regiment kept up a galling fire during the pursuit which did con- siderable execution . Why Sir William thought proper to retreat before a handful of men , prepared as he ...
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Paul Allen. der Baron Reidesel , were detached after the main body which retired through the wilderness to Hubbartown ; while Burgoyne himself , after taking possession of the abandoned post , at which he left the 62d regiment and the ...
Paul Allen. der Baron Reidesel , were detached after the main body which retired through the wilderness to Hubbartown ; while Burgoyne himself , after taking possession of the abandoned post , at which he left the 62d regiment and the ...
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... retired with his whole army to Moses's 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 ...
... retired with his whole army to Moses's 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 ...
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... retired to a better position about a mile in the rear , where he encamped . Here he remained the whole of the following day , the 15th , a heavy rain all day preventing his attempting any thing more than a few trifling skirmishes . On ...
... retired to a better position about a mile in the rear , where he encamped . Here he remained the whole of the following day , the 15th , a heavy rain all day preventing his attempting any thing more than a few trifling skirmishes . On ...
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