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 iv
... Island evacuat- ed ... Lord Cornwallis is sent against Red Bank ... Fort Mer- cer abandoned ... Americans compelled to destroy their gal- PAGE . 34 76 1 lies ... Sir William Howe moves towards White Marsh ... IV CONTENTS .
... Island evacuat- ed ... Lord Cornwallis is sent against Red Bank ... Fort Mer- cer abandoned ... Americans compelled to destroy their gal- PAGE . 34 76 1 lies ... Sir William Howe moves towards White Marsh ... IV CONTENTS .
Page vi
... sent to take command in the southern department ... General Prevost at- tempts to gain Port Royal , and is repulsed..Colonel Boyd at the head of the tories defeated by Colonel Pickens .. Co- lonel Campbell abandons Augusta ... General ...
... sent to take command in the southern department ... General Prevost at- tempts to gain Port Royal , and is repulsed..Colonel Boyd at the head of the tories defeated by Colonel Pickens .. Co- lonel Campbell abandons Augusta ... General ...
Page vii
... sent against the Six Nations ... Attacks the Indians and Tories at Newtown , and suffers them to escape ... Lays waste the In- dian Country , and returns to Head Quarters ... Resigns his commission ... Brandt destroys the Minisink ...
... sent against the Six Nations ... Attacks the Indians and Tories at Newtown , and suffers them to escape ... Lays waste the In- dian Country , and returns to Head Quarters ... Resigns his commission ... Brandt destroys the Minisink ...
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... sent with a detachment to Annapolis ... Engagement of the French and English squadrons off Cape Henry ... Admi- ral D'Estouches retires to Newport ... The Marquis de la Fayette recalled from Annapolis , and ordered to Virgi- nia ...
... sent with a detachment to Annapolis ... Engagement of the French and English squadrons off Cape Henry ... Admi- ral D'Estouches retires to Newport ... The Marquis de la Fayette recalled from Annapolis , and ordered to Virgi- nia ...
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... sent to the assistance of Greene ... Washington retires to Philadel- phia ... The Marquis de la Fayette obtains permission to return to France ... Robert Morris is appointed Minister of finance ... General Lincoln is made Secretary of ...
... sent to the assistance of Greene ... Washington retires to Philadel- phia ... The Marquis de la Fayette obtains permission to return to France ... Robert Morris is appointed Minister of finance ... General Lincoln is made Secretary of ...
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