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A considerable quantity of old arms and common trading guns were not touched .
Upon the whole , this act derived its only inportance from time , manner , and
circumstance . A jealousy liad arisen between the Governor and the colonists ,
from ...
A considerable quantity of old arms and common trading guns were not touched .
Upon the whole , this act derived its only inportance from time , manner , and
circumstance . A jealousy liad arisen between the Governor and the colonists ,
from ...
Page 67
A considerable body was stationed at Three Rivers under the command of Ge .
neral Nisbet , lay near them on board the transports . The largest body was along
with the Generals Carle . ton , Burgoyne , Philips , and the German General ...
A considerable body was stationed at Three Rivers under the command of Ge .
neral Nisbet , lay near them on board the transports . The largest body was along
with the Generals Carle . ton , Burgoyne , Philips , and the German General ...
Page 163
A considerable number , how . ever , made their escape this way to the lines ,
though they were much chinned by the fire of the pursuers , The loss of the
Americans on this occasion was very considerable , but not so great as our
accounts re ...
A considerable number , how . ever , made their escape this way to the lines ,
though they were much chinned by the fire of the pursuers , The loss of the
Americans on this occasion was very considerable , but not so great as our
accounts re ...
Page 289
It was never known ' what loss the provincials sustained in the several assaults
upon this fort ; in our accounts their loss of men is said to have been considerable
, and certainly they must have suffered some loss ; . but the whole troops that ...
It was never known ' what loss the provincials sustained in the several assaults
upon this fort ; in our accounts their loss of men is said to have been considerable
, and certainly they must have suffered some loss ; . but the whole troops that ...
Page 353
Their first object was the reduction of the forts Montgomery and Clinton , which
tho ' of considerable strength , being at that time in a very unguarded flate , it was
determined to attempt by a coup de main . They were situated on either fide of a ...
Their first object was the reduction of the forts Montgomery and Clinton , which
tho ' of considerable strength , being at that time in a very unguarded flate , it was
determined to attempt by a coup de main . They were situated on either fide of a ...
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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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