A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, Volume 1F. Betts, 1822 - United States |
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... received ... Affair of Ticonderoga .... Conduct of General Gage to the people of Boston ... Massachusetts Con- gress meet ... appoint Generals..Adams and Hancock declar- ed outlaws ... Continental Congress meet ... their proceedings ...
... received ... Affair of Ticonderoga .... Conduct of General Gage to the people of Boston ... Massachusetts Con- gress meet ... appoint Generals..Adams and Hancock declar- ed outlaws ... Continental Congress meet ... their proceedings ...
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... receiving any other equiva- lent than the pleasure of gazing at such gaudy spec- tacles . Our ancestors had nothing within their view , with which they could compare such splendour and magnificence . Every well cultivated field , or ...
... receiving any other equiva- lent than the pleasure of gazing at such gaudy spec- tacles . Our ancestors had nothing within their view , with which they could compare such splendour and magnificence . Every well cultivated field , or ...
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... receiving information from some of the friendly Indians on the road , that Fort Duquesne had recently received strong reinforce- ments , and that the French were then marching in a considerable body to attack the English settlements ...
... receiving information from some of the friendly Indians on the road , that Fort Duquesne had recently received strong reinforce- ments , and that the French were then marching in a considerable body to attack the English settlements ...
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... received a vote of thanks from the legis- lature for his brave conduct ; but seeing no steps adopt- ed to renew the contest , he resigned his command , and the regiment was reduced to independent companies . The British Ministry having ...
... received a vote of thanks from the legis- lature for his brave conduct ; but seeing no steps adopt- ed to renew the contest , he resigned his command , and the regiment was reduced to independent companies . The British Ministry having ...
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... received a mortal wound - upon his fall the regular troops fled with precipitation and disorder ; but Wash- ington whose life had been almost miraculously pre- served - having lost two horses under him and receiv- ed four bullets ...
... received a mortal wound - upon his fall the regular troops fled with precipitation and disorder ; but Wash- ington whose life had been almost miraculously pre- served - having lost two horses under him and receiv- ed four bullets ...
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