200 Years: A Bicentennial Illustrated History of the United States, Volume 1Books by U.S. News & World Report, 1973 - United States |
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... fleet bearing an army of British regulars and Hessian mercenaries under the command of General John ( “ Gentleman Johnny " ) Burgoyne ap- peared on the St. Lawrence River . The very sight of the British ships spread panic among the ...
... fleet bearing an army of British regulars and Hessian mercenaries under the command of General John ( “ Gentleman Johnny " ) Burgoyne ap- peared on the St. Lawrence River . The very sight of the British ships spread panic among the ...
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... fleet reached New York , a British officer wrote in his diary , “ I fear the fate of the Army in Virginia will be determined before our fleet can get out of the harbour again . . . . " " In the first week of September , as Lafayette lay ...
... fleet reached New York , a British officer wrote in his diary , “ I fear the fate of the Army in Virginia will be determined before our fleet can get out of the harbour again . . . . " " In the first week of September , as Lafayette lay ...
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... fleet . De Grasse agreed to remain until the end of October , but he refused to send ships into the York River to aid in bombarding Cornwallis . Blustery weather kept Washington at sea for almost five days . When he returned , he found ...
... fleet . De Grasse agreed to remain until the end of October , but he refused to send ships into the York River to aid in bombarding Cornwallis . Blustery weather kept Washington at sea for almost five days . When he returned , he found ...
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