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... River , four miles below the Detroit settlement of some 800 residents . The troops eagerly awaited action , but Hull's order to invade Canada did not come until 9 July . Three days later Hull led his troops into Canada , but instead of ...
... River , four miles below the Detroit settlement of some 800 residents . The troops eagerly awaited action , but Hull's order to invade Canada did not come until 9 July . Three days later Hull led his troops into Canada , but instead of ...
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... River and establish a fort at the mouth of the Yellowstone River - a distance of some 1,800 miles . Along the way the troops were to erect inter- mediate posts 650 miles above St. Louis at Council Bluffs and , nearly 900 miles further ...
... River and establish a fort at the mouth of the Yellowstone River - a distance of some 1,800 miles . Along the way the troops were to erect inter- mediate posts 650 miles above St. Louis at Council Bluffs and , nearly 900 miles further ...
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... River along the Atlantic Coast and inland down the St. Johns to the head of the river . To support Jesup's army as it moved southward , the troops erected a depot at the head of Lake Harney ; built a fort , called Fort Christmas because ...
... River along the Atlantic Coast and inland down the St. Johns to the head of the river . To support Jesup's army as it moved southward , the troops erected a depot at the head of Lake Harney ; built a fort , called Fort Christmas because ...
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Glory on the Battlefield | 26 |
An Officer of Repute | 42 |
Birth of a Supply Bureau | 67 |
Copyright | |
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