American Quarterly Review, Volume 17Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1835 - American literature |
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... British . He was in command of a very considerable detachment in the northern part of Jersey ; and as the troops were not par- ticularly wanted in that quarter , and especially as it was a matter of urgent necessity that the main army ...
... British . He was in command of a very considerable detachment in the northern part of Jersey ; and as the troops were not par- ticularly wanted in that quarter , and especially as it was a matter of urgent necessity that the main army ...
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... British army . There was no wish , therefore , upon his part , to fall into the enemy's hands ; in fact , it was the worst possible chance that could befall him , as there was a serious intention upon their part of hanging or shooting ...
... British army . There was no wish , therefore , upon his part , to fall into the enemy's hands ; in fact , it was the worst possible chance that could befall him , as there was a serious intention upon their part of hanging or shooting ...
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... British light - horse ; but , immediately upon the beginning of the at- tack , all those , who were not killed or taken , pushed directly down the road towards Bordentown . These would likewise have fallen into our hands , could my plan ...
... British light - horse ; but , immediately upon the beginning of the at- tack , all those , who were not killed or taken , pushed directly down the road towards Bordentown . These would likewise have fallen into our hands , could my plan ...
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... British at Danbury , Connecticut , influenced Congress so power- fully , that , as Mr. Sparks says- " Immediately after receiving the intelligence of Arnold's brave conduct at Dan- bury , Congress promoted him to the appointment of ...
... British at Danbury , Connecticut , influenced Congress so power- fully , that , as Mr. Sparks says- " Immediately after receiving the intelligence of Arnold's brave conduct at Dan- bury , Congress promoted him to the appointment of ...
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... British at Germantown , on the 4th of October , of the same year , we shall say a word , as , independ- ently of the evidence it furnished of the daring courage , yet pru- dent arrangements of Washington , it would , but for an entirely ...
... British at Germantown , on the 4th of October , of the same year , we shall say a word , as , independ- ently of the evidence it furnished of the daring courage , yet pru- dent arrangements of Washington , it would , but for an entirely ...
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