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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... light by Captain Fordyce , who at the head of his grenadiers , amounting to about fixty , led on the attack . They boldly paffed the causeway , and marched up to the entrenchments with fixed bayonets , and with a coolness and ...
... light by Captain Fordyce , who at the head of his grenadiers , amounting to about fixty , led on the attack . They boldly paffed the causeway , and marched up to the entrenchments with fixed bayonets , and with a coolness and ...
Page 52
... light infantry and grenadiers , upon a fervice which the whole army muft of course have ultimately been engaged in . Providence at this time fruftrated the defigns of the General , and probably for his own good , for had he proceeded to ...
... light infantry and grenadiers , upon a fervice which the whole army muft of course have ultimately been engaged in . Providence at this time fruftrated the defigns of the General , and probably for his own good , for had he proceeded to ...
Page 64
... light to do much execution against a walled town , well fortified , and though not at pre- fent well defended , yet it was fupplied with a garrifon equal to the number of the befiegers . Although confiderable reinforcements arrived in ...
... light to do much execution against a walled town , well fortified , and though not at pre- fent well defended , yet it was fupplied with a garrifon equal to the number of the befiegers . Although confiderable reinforcements arrived in ...
Page 69
... light fix - pounders , which were played upon them with great execution . While they were thus engaged in the front , Brigadier Nefbit , whofe tranfports lay higher up the river , landed his forces full on their way back . Nothing was ...
... light fix - pounders , which were played upon them with great execution . While they were thus engaged in the front , Brigadier Nefbit , whofe tranfports lay higher up the river , landed his forces full on their way back . Nothing was ...
Page 86
... paffed almoft dryfhod . This is fuch an imputation upon the character of the offi- cers , and particularly the commander in chief , as fets them To fuppofe them forth in the most defpicable light . 86 A. D. 1776 HISTORY OF .
... paffed almoft dryfhod . This is fuch an imputation upon the character of the offi- cers , and particularly the commander in chief , as fets them To fuppofe them forth in the most defpicable light . 86 A. D. 1776 HISTORY OF .
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