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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... soldiers was common . Soon after the ac- knowledgment of the independence of the United States , it was exercised by the English on board of American vessels , to retake deserters ; then to take all British seamen ; soon ex- tended to ...
... soldiers was common . Soon after the ac- knowledgment of the independence of the United States , it was exercised by the English on board of American vessels , to retake deserters ; then to take all British seamen ; soon ex- tended to ...
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... soldiers made . Neither at Ghent , at London , nor at Washington , was peace made , but on the ocean , on the lakes , and in battle - fields . And , as is common , misfortune has done more to improve the British navy , by changing its ...
... soldiers made . Neither at Ghent , at London , nor at Washington , was peace made , but on the ocean , on the lakes , and in battle - fields . And , as is common , misfortune has done more to improve the British navy , by changing its ...
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... forgetful of the subsidies with which England had supported successive coalitions . While a French soldier was enthroned , in place of the lineal heir of Gustavus Vasa , as King of Sweden , a Bourbon monarch was dethroned from.
... forgetful of the subsidies with which England had supported successive coalitions . While a French soldier was enthroned , in place of the lineal heir of Gustavus Vasa , as King of Sweden , a Bourbon monarch was dethroned from.
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... soldiers . From my knowledge of both , I will venture to say , that the docile , intel- ligent , eager , liberated slave would be drilled in less time by half than the free - born American citizens , the republican slave - drivers ...
... soldiers . From my knowledge of both , I will venture to say , that the docile , intel- ligent , eager , liberated slave would be drilled in less time by half than the free - born American citizens , the republican slave - drivers ...
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... soldiers garrisoned the Spanish forts . In short , Pensacola was made a British sta- tion . The south - western population and press indignantly denounced such Spanish subserviency to British hostility as a flagrant violation of the law ...
... soldiers garrisoned the Spanish forts . In short , Pensacola was made a British sta- tion . The south - western population and press indignantly denounced such Spanish subserviency to British hostility as a flagrant violation of the law ...
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