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... Fort George , headquar- ters of Gen. Phineas Riall . He was then to recross the river to re- capture Fort Niagara . On the morning of 2 July , Brown informed his staff that the army would embark in boats that night and would attack Fort ...
... Fort George , headquar- ters of Gen. Phineas Riall . He was then to recross the river to re- capture Fort Niagara . On the morning of 2 July , Brown informed his staff that the army would embark in boats that night and would attack Fort ...
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... Fort George ; with the remainder , he took a position in the open country about a dozen miles from the fort . Brown's army remained at Queenston until 20 July . During that period , the general sent out several detach- ments to ...
... Fort George ; with the remainder , he took a position in the open country about a dozen miles from the fort . Brown's army remained at Queenston until 20 July . During that period , the general sent out several detach- ments to ...
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... Fort Christmas . On 6 January 1838 , after abundant supplies had arrived in barges , Jesup decided to make another ... Fort Pierce to make certain that sufficient supplies were reaching that post from the north . He arrived at the fort ...
... Fort Christmas . On 6 January 1838 , after abundant supplies had arrived in barges , Jesup decided to make another ... Fort Pierce to make certain that sufficient supplies were reaching that post from the north . He arrived at the fort ...
Contents
Glory on the Battlefield | 26 |
An Officer of Repute | 42 |
Birth of a Supply Bureau | 67 |
Copyright | |
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