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out upon this expedition . The forces immediately form . edupon the high ground ,
where the enemy teemed more determined and resolute in their attack than they
had been hitherto . In this situation , the General ordered the troops to advance ...
out upon this expedition . The forces immediately form . edupon the high ground ,
where the enemy teemed more determined and resolute in their attack than they
had been hitherto . In this situation , the General ordered the troops to advance ...
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Genetals and troops on a sudden started up , that were pever heard of , nor
believed to exist till the very moment of action ; and a thousand impediments
were found to stand in the way of this expedition , that the minister never
dreamed of , and ...
Genetals and troops on a sudden started up , that were pever heard of , nor
believed to exist till the very moment of action ; and a thousand impediments
were found to stand in the way of this expedition , that the minister never
dreamed of , and ...
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General Burgoyne , who was now at the head of this expedition , was assisted by
able and excellent officers . Of these were Major General Philips of the artillery ,
who had acquired much honour by his conduct in the late war in Germany .
General Burgoyne , who was now at the head of this expedition , was assisted by
able and excellent officers . Of these were Major General Philips of the artillery ,
who had acquired much honour by his conduct in the late war in Germany .
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The expedition did not end with this success . Sir James Wallace , with a flying
squadron of light frigates , and General Vaughan , with a considerable
detachment of troops , continued , for several days , their excursion up the river ,
carrying ...
The expedition did not end with this success . Sir James Wallace , with a flying
squadron of light frigates , and General Vaughan , with a considerable
detachment of troops , continued , for several days , their excursion up the river ,
carrying ...
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The whole plan of the expedition was condemned in the strongest terms ; it was
declared an absurd , inconsistent and impracticable scheme , and which the chief
of a tribe of lavages would have been ashamed to acknowledge . The hero of ...
The whole plan of the expedition was condemned in the strongest terms ; it was
declared an absurd , inconsistent and impracticable scheme , and which the chief
of a tribe of lavages would have been ashamed to acknowledge . The hero 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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