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Page 195
But the same impediments still continuing , Captain Pringle , with the consent of
the General , thought it necessary for the present to Avithdraw those that were
engaged from the action . At the approach of night he brought the whole fleet to ...
But the same impediments still continuing , Captain Pringle , with the consent of
the General , thought it necessary for the present to Avithdraw those that were
engaged from the action . At the approach of night he brought the whole fleet to ...
Page 250
На had profited lo long by his cautious line of conduct , from which he had not
hitherto departed , nor deviated during the course of the troubles in America , of
never ccminitting the fortune of his country to the hazard of a single action , that
he ...
На had profited lo long by his cautious line of conduct , from which he had not
hitherto departed , nor deviated during the course of the troubles in America , of
never ccminitting the fortune of his country to the hazard of a single action , that
he ...
Page 274
General Howe finding that the enemy could not by any means be brought to
action , and that'they were ardently abandoning the protection of the capital ,
rather than hazard a final decision , took measures , to possess himself of the
command ...
General Howe finding that the enemy could not by any means be brought to
action , and that'they were ardently abandoning the protection of the capital ,
rather than hazard a final decision , took measures , to possess himself of the
command ...
Page 337
The enemy were , however , continually supplied with fresh troops , whilst the
weight of the action lay principally for a long time upon the 20th , the 21tt , and
62d regiments . It will be needless to say , that they behaved with their usual
firmness ...
The enemy were , however , continually supplied with fresh troops , whilst the
weight of the action lay principally for a long time upon the 20th , the 21tt , and
62d regiments . It will be needless to say , that they behaved with their usual
firmness ...
Page 447
A very particular circumstance rendered this day and action remarkable , and
unparallelled in the History of America . ... Of all the actions since the
commencement of the war , our troops were in this exposed to the greatest
hardships , though ...
A very particular circumstance rendered this day and action remarkable , and
unparallelled in the History of America . ... Of all the actions since the
commencement of the war , our troops were in this exposed to the greatest
hardships , though ...
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| Title | An Impartial History of the Present War in America: Containing an Account of Its Rise and Progress, the Political Springs Thereof with Its Various Successes and Disappointments on Both Sides, Volume 2 An Impartial History of the Present War in America: Containing an Account of Its Rise and Progress, the Political Springs Thereof with Its Various Successes and Disappointments on Both Sides, James Murray |
| Author | James Murray |
| Publisher | Robson, 1780 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 20 Apr 2012 |
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