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Page 133
When , in the course of human events , it becomes neceffary for one people to
diffolve the political bands which have connected then with another , and to
affume among the powers of the earth the feparate and equal station to which the
la vs ...
When , in the course of human events , it becomes neceffary for one people to
diffolve the political bands which have connected then with another , and to
affume among the powers of the earth the feparate and equal station to which the
la vs ...
Page 203
General Washington not having at this time any prisoner of rank equal to Lee ,
propo . fed to exchange fix field officers for him ; the number being intended to
balance the disparity : or if this was refused , that he might be treated and
considered ...
General Washington not having at this time any prisoner of rank equal to Lee ,
propo . fed to exchange fix field officers for him ; the number being intended to
balance the disparity : or if this was refused , that he might be treated and
considered ...
Page 228
... and asserting on the other hand that in all engagements upon equal ground
and equal advantages , the difference of killed and wounded on each side was
very nearly equal . Whatever there may be in this dispute , one thing is certain ,
that ...
... and asserting on the other hand that in all engagements upon equal ground
and equal advantages , the difference of killed and wounded on each side was
very nearly equal . Whatever there may be in this dispute , one thing is certain ,
that ...
Page 269
Some of their more raw troops did not behave fo well The loss on both fides ,
when we compare the different accounts , was nearly about equal . In our Gazette
the loss of the colonists was computed at about 300 killed 600 wounded , and
400 ...
Some of their more raw troops did not behave fo well The loss on both fides ,
when we compare the different accounts , was nearly about equal . In our Gazette
the loss of the colonists was computed at about 300 killed 600 wounded , and
400 ...
Page 342
No equal number of men was ever better cominanded , and it would have been
difficult indeed to have matched the men with any equal number .-- The guard of
the camp upon the high grounds was committed to the Brigadiers General ...
No equal number of men was ever better cominanded , and it would have been
difficult indeed to have matched the men with any equal number .-- The guard of
the camp upon the high grounds was committed to the Brigadiers General ...
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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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