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... field or attack Fort George without Chauncey's aid . Most of his officers , including Jesup , favored battle with ... field to be fought , the army should be fought first , because , even with a numerical superiority the assailant might ...
... field or attack Fort George without Chauncey's aid . Most of his officers , including Jesup , favored battle with ... field to be fought , the army should be fought first , because , even with a numerical superiority the assailant might ...
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... field . The report proved false . Jesup , who was moving his command to the rear , learned that Brown , who had arrived on the scene shortly after 9 P.M. with his entire force , was about to renew the action . In the faint light of a ...
... field . The report proved false . Jesup , who was moving his command to the rear , learned that Brown , who had arrived on the scene shortly after 9 P.M. with his entire force , was about to renew the action . In the faint light of a ...
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... field when it left that night . The British claimed an ultimate victory because they returned to the field be- fore daybreak the next morning and were so firmly in control that Ripley , who had replaced the injured Brown in command ...
... field when it left that night . The British claimed an ultimate victory because they returned to the field be- fore daybreak the next morning and were so firmly in control that Ripley , who had replaced the injured Brown in command ...
Contents
Glory on the Battlefield | 26 |
An Officer of Repute | 42 |
Birth of a Supply Bureau | 67 |
Copyright | |
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