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affist them , they were obliged , with great relu & ance , to give up this dangerous
and fatal attempt . Colonel Moultrie , who commanded in the fort , received great
and deserved praise from his countrymen , for the courage and conduct by ...
affist them , they were obliged , with great relu & ance , to give up this dangerous
and fatal attempt . Colonel Moultrie , who commanded in the fort , received great
and deserved praise from his countrymen , for the courage and conduct by ...
Page 221
Thuş overpowered and nearly surrounded , after an ineffectual attempt to retreat
to Prince . town , the three regiments of Rall , Lofsberg , and Knyphausen ,
Knyphausen , were obliged to surrender prisoners of war . A. D. 1777 , THE WAR
IN ...
Thuş overpowered and nearly surrounded , after an ineffectual attempt to retreat
to Prince . town , the three regiments of Rall , Lofsberg , and Knyphausen ,
Knyphausen , were obliged to surrender prisoners of war . A. D. 1777 , THE WAR
IN ...
Page 279
It was , however , impossible to attempt to remove these , or to open the channel
till once the command of the shores : on both fides was fully obtained . About
three miles farther down they had sunk orher ranges of these machines , and
were ...
It was , however , impossible to attempt to remove these , or to open the channel
till once the command of the shores : on both fides was fully obtained . About
three miles farther down they had sunk orher ranges of these machines , and
were ...
Page 443
General Clinton found , from the vigorous resistance the provincials had made
against his best troops , and from the post they had now taken , that the issue
would be very doubtful , should he attempt to diflodge them from the post they
were ...
General Clinton found , from the vigorous resistance the provincials had made
against his best troops , and from the post they had now taken , that the issue
would be very doubtful , should he attempt to diflodge them from the post they
were ...
Page 444
The American army made a bold attempt to cut off the retreat of the light infantry ,
which laid the general under the necessity of making some new arrangements ,
which , considering the excessive heat of the day , were ex . ceedingly difficult to
...
The American army made a bold attempt to cut off the retreat of the light infantry ,
which laid the general under the necessity of making some new arrangements ,
which , considering the excessive heat of the day , were ex . ceedingly difficult to
...
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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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