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Page 68
The place called Three Rivers is rather to be considered as a long village than a
regular town ; and the design was to make the attack before break of day , with a
strong detachment , while two smaller parties were drawn up in readiness to ...
The place called Three Rivers is rather to be considered as a long village than a
regular town ; and the design was to make the attack before break of day , with a
strong detachment , while two smaller parties were drawn up in readiness to ...
Page 198
It was believed that the General ordered this to be done with a design to attack
the place , and that he had this project in contemplation . But the strength of the
works , the difficulties of the approach , the countenance of the enemy , and the ...
It was believed that the General ordered this to be done with a design to attack
the place , and that he had this project in contemplation . But the strength of the
works , the difficulties of the approach , the countenance of the enemy , and the ...
Page 222
Had ñot this happened , and that the first according to his order's had been able
to take poffeflion of the bridge over Trenton Creek , not one of those that fled to
Bordentown would have escaped . Had the design been éxécured in all its parts
...
Had ñot this happened , and that the first according to his order's had been able
to take poffeflion of the bridge over Trenton Creek , not one of those that fled to
Bordentown would have escaped . Had the design been éxécured in all its parts
...
Page 250
General Howe did hot give up all hopes of bringing Washington from his strong
situation , and purlu . ed a plan that had well nigh answered his design . Upon
the 19th of June , he fuddenly retreated , and not without some visible signatures
of ...
General Howe did hot give up all hopes of bringing Washington from his strong
situation , and purlu . ed a plan that had well nigh answered his design . Upon
the 19th of June , he fuddenly retreated , and not without some visible signatures
of ...
Page 251
By these measures , if the immediate design tail . ed of success , every thing was
forwarded as much as it could be for the intended embarkation ; a measure with
which the Americans were as yet unacquainted , and of which they had not any ...
By these measures , if the immediate design tail . ed of success , every thing was
forwarded as much as it could be for the intended embarkation ; a measure with
which the Americans were as yet unacquainted , and of which they had not any ...
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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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