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... not without some visible signatures of precipitation , from his position in the
front of the enemy , and witha drawing his troops from Brunswick , retreated with
the whole army towards Amböy . This partly produced the effect which he
intended .
... not without some visible signatures of precipitation , from his position in the
front of the enemy , and witha drawing his troops from Brunswick , retreated with
the whole army towards Amböy . This partly produced the effect which he
intended .
Page 263
This declaration also offered pardon to all officers and soldiers in arms , who
hould surrender themselves to the royal army .. This was like many other
declarations of the fame kind very little regarded , and produced to effect . It
proceeded upon ...
This declaration also offered pardon to all officers and soldiers in arms , who
hould surrender themselves to the royal army .. This was like many other
declarations of the fame kind very little regarded , and produced to effect . It
proceeded upon ...
Page 278
General Cleveland profited by the effect of the battalion guns , by directing the
whole fire of the batteries against the other vessels which were compelled to
retire , with the loss of a schooner which was driven alhore . The Americans had ...
General Cleveland profited by the effect of the battalion guns , by directing the
whole fire of the batteries against the other vessels which were compelled to
retire , with the loss of a schooner which was driven alhore . The Americans had ...
Page 397
cessary effect of superior command , for which the first authority is only
accountable . ... It is somewhat surprising , that the humanity with which General
Gates treated General Burgoyne and his army , should not have had some effect
upon the ...
cessary effect of superior command , for which the first authority is only
accountable . ... It is somewhat surprising , that the humanity with which General
Gates treated General Burgoyne and his army , should not have had some effect
upon the ...
Page 408
It must have greatly mortified the pride of Governor Tryon to find that his papers
were treated withi so much contempt by the Congress , and still more on the
account that they produced no effect upon the people . These were the two ends
of ...
It must have greatly mortified the pride of Governor Tryon to find that his papers
were treated withi so much contempt by the Congress , and still more on the
account that they produced no effect upon the people . These were the two ends
of ...
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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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