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polig the army to a winter campaign in the inhofpitable and impracticable wilds
towards the south . All that could be expected from the taking of Ticonderago was
only the reduction of works which were more indebted to nature than art for their ...
polig the army to a winter campaign in the inhofpitable and impracticable wilds
towards the south . All that could be expected from the taking of Ticonderago was
only the reduction of works which were more indebted to nature than art for their ...
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It may be now neceffary to take a view of the progress of the war in the south ,
and consider the trané actions of the grand army in New York and the Jerfięs . ---
Near the conclusion of of the last campaign , Lord . Cornwallis had almost over ...
It may be now neceffary to take a view of the progress of the war in the south ,
and consider the trané actions of the grand army in New York and the Jerfięs . ---
Near the conclusion of of the last campaign , Lord . Cornwallis had almost over ...
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... have foon fwallowed up his little army . He ac , cordingly retid the pictware the
same evening , carrying with him the prisoners , who with their artilJery trying 122
HISTORY OF A. D. 1777 Knyphausen, were obliged to surrender prisoners of ...
... have foon fwallowed up his little army . He ac , cordingly retid the pictware the
same evening , carrying with him the prisoners , who with their artilJery trying 122
HISTORY OF A. D. 1777 Knyphausen, were obliged to surrender prisoners of ...
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Should our army leave him behind and pass the Delaware , they would have an
enemy in front , and a strong army in the rear , which was far from being
adviseable ; and in case that this project should fail , it would be the ruin of the
royal caule ...
Should our army leave him behind and pass the Delaware , they would have an
enemy in front , and a strong army in the rear , which was far from being
adviseable ; and in case that this project should fail , it would be the ruin of the
royal caule ...
Page 250
... the whole army towards Amböy . This partly produced the effect which he
intended . The army was eagerly pursued by several large bodies of provincial
regulars , as well as of the Jersey militia , under the command of the Generals
Maxwell ...
... the whole army towards Amböy . This partly produced the effect which he
intended . The army was eagerly pursued by several large bodies of provincial
regulars , as well as of the Jersey militia , under the command of the Generals
Maxwell ...
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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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