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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Page 30
... formed a defign of furprifing them in their entrenchments . This was undertaken be- fore day - light by Captain Fordyce , who at the head of his grenadiers , amounting to about fixty , led on the attack . They boldly paffed the causeway ...
... formed a defign of furprifing them in their entrenchments . This was undertaken be- fore day - light by Captain Fordyce , who at the head of his grenadiers , amounting to about fixty , led on the attack . They boldly paffed the causeway ...
Page 31
... formed a confiderable fleet with respect to the number of veffels and tonnage , and these were al- fo crowded with people ; but the fhips were without force , and continued months without hands to navi- gate them . The rebels took ...
... formed a confiderable fleet with respect to the number of veffels and tonnage , and these were al- fo crowded with people ; but the fhips were without force , and continued months without hands to navi- gate them . The rebels took ...
Page 39
... formed into companies , and were to be inftructed in military ex- ercifes and difcipline , the remainder being obliged to pay their quotas in money towards the common de- fence . The limited time for which the folliers in the pro ...
... formed into companies , and were to be inftructed in military ex- ercifes and difcipline , the remainder being obliged to pay their quotas in money towards the common de- fence . The limited time for which the folliers in the pro ...
Page 70
... formed by the St Lawrence and the Sorrel , in order to join Gene- ral Burgoyne at St John's , where they expected a ftand and a strong refiftance would have been made by the colonists . Burgoyne purfued his march along the Sorrel with ...
... formed by the St Lawrence and the Sorrel , in order to join Gene- ral Burgoyne at St John's , where they expected a ftand and a strong refiftance would have been made by the colonists . Burgoyne purfued his march along the Sorrel with ...
Page 72
... formed a connection with a body of defperate renegades , who had lately been confidered as rebels , and enemies to the provincial eftablishment , who went by the name of Regulators , and have been taken notice of in this hif tory ...
... formed a connection with a body of defperate renegades , who had lately been confidered as rebels , and enemies to the provincial eftablishment , who went by the name of Regulators , and have been taken notice of in this hif tory ...
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