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 2Robson, 1780 |
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... force , took measures for arraying the militia ; but to fupply the defects in that law in some measure , to remedy which it was pretend- ed all the fubfequent ones had been paffed , they re- commended to each county to raife a company ...
... force , took measures for arraying the militia ; but to fupply the defects in that law in some measure , to remedy which it was pretend- ed all the fubfequent ones had been paffed , they re- commended to each county to raife a company ...
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... force or good will . On the 18th of July , a convention of delegates was appointed to fupply the place of the affembly , who had an unlimited confidence repofed in them by the people , and became accordingly poffeffed of au unlimited ...
... force or good will . On the 18th of July , a convention of delegates was appointed to fupply the place of the affembly , who had an unlimited confidence repofed in them by the people , and became accordingly poffeffed of au unlimited ...
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... force as would enable him , by means of the rivers which render the most valuable parts of that rich country acceffable by water , to be always at hand , and ready to profit by any favourable occafion that of- fered . Some fuch fyftem ...
... force as would enable him , by means of the rivers which render the most valuable parts of that rich country acceffable by water , to be always at hand , and ready to profit by any favourable occafion that of- fered . Some fuch fyftem ...
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... force thus put together , was however only calculat- ed for depredation , and never became equal to any effential fervice . The former indeed was in fome degree a matter of neceffity ; for as the people on fhore would not ferve thofe on ...
... force thus put together , was however only calculat- ed for depredation , and never became equal to any effential fervice . The former indeed was in fome degree a matter of neceffity ; for as the people on fhore would not ferve thofe on ...
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... force was at all con- fiderable , either as to number or quality ; he had 200 regulars including the grenadiers of ... forces ; they had a narrow caufe : way in the front which behoved to be paffed to come 1 at their works , fo that both ...
... force was at all con- fiderable , either as to number or quality ; he had 200 regulars including the grenadiers of ... forces ; they had a narrow caufe : way in the front which behoved to be paffed to come 1 at their works , fo that both ...
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