History of the Second War Between the United States of America and Great Britain: Declared by Act of Congress, the 18th of June, 1812, and Concluded by Peace, the 15th of February, 1815, Volume 2Lippincott, Grambo & Company, 1852 - United States |
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... as the substance of these demands was , there was in the manner of their presentment remarkable indica- tion of that British haughtiness , which insular security from attack and ages of successful warfare have together impressed on.
... as the substance of these demands was , there was in the manner of their presentment remarkable indica- tion of that British haughtiness , which insular security from attack and ages of successful warfare have together impressed on.
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... attack and ages of successful warfare have together impressed on the English character , both individual and national , mani- fested throughout Europe and America , Asia and Africa . Lord Castlereagh arrived from London in Ghent the ...
... attack and ages of successful warfare have together impressed on the English character , both individual and national , mani- fested throughout Europe and America , Asia and Africa . Lord Castlereagh arrived from London in Ghent the ...
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... attack of Baltimore . That army and fleet were destined , after the capture of Wash- ington and Baltimore , with large reinforcements from Europe , to invade Louisiana , seize and hold New Orleans , which was deemed the easiest of those ...
... attack of Baltimore . That army and fleet were destined , after the capture of Wash- ington and Baltimore , with large reinforcements from Europe , to invade Louisiana , seize and hold New Orleans , which was deemed the easiest of those ...
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... attacked a couple of the Barata- rian privateers , at anchor off Cat island , and exasperated their hostility by bloodshed ; the British being beat off with loss of life . Captain Percy's letter of orders to Captain Lochyer , a ...
... attacked a couple of the Barata- rian privateers , at anchor off Cat island , and exasperated their hostility by bloodshed ; the British being beat off with loss of life . Captain Percy's letter of orders to Captain Lochyer , a ...
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... attack of Mobile and invasion of Louisiana . By this second letter to Blanque , Lafitte stated that , after his first letter , two other British vessels appeared off Barataria , and were still there in sight : and that , though that ...
... attack of Mobile and invasion of Louisiana . By this second letter to Blanque , Lafitte stated that , after his first letter , two other British vessels appeared off Barataria , and were still there in sight : and that , though that ...
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