Royal Raiders: The Tories of the American Revolution |
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Page 87
... arms , he had to send all of them home except fifty - three . He made quick use of these . The court at Petersboro was to hold a trial for several Tories who had refused to bear arms against the King . Although the court was not yet in ...
... arms , he had to send all of them home except fifty - three . He made quick use of these . The court at Petersboro was to hold a trial for several Tories who had refused to bear arms against the King . Although the court was not yet in ...
Page 182
... arms of his wife , who caught him as he fell . His death was instantaneous and she gently laid his body upon the ... arms . The patriot commit- tees , as one of their first acts , saw to it that the Tories were disarmed as much as ...
... arms of his wife , who caught him as he fell . His death was instantaneous and she gently laid his body upon the ... arms . The patriot commit- tees , as one of their first acts , saw to it that the Tories were disarmed as much as ...
Page 216
... arm . Whereupon Gordon drew his sword and killed the enemy . " In the thickest of the fight , I saw Colonel Williams ... arms of his son , Daniel , and returned to the field to avenge his fall . " Williams soon died . Alexander Chesney ...
... arm . Whereupon Gordon drew his sword and killed the enemy . " In the thickest of the fight , I saw Colonel Williams ... arms of his son , Daniel , and returned to the field to avenge his fall . " Williams soon died . Alexander Chesney ...
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