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Page 25
Upon this occasion Lord Dunmore fell into that mistake which the government at
home , and almost all the governors abroad have fallen into . He imagined that
he could persuade the flaves to take up arms ; and that government had more ...
Upon this occasion Lord Dunmore fell into that mistake which the government at
home , and almost all the governors abroad have fallen into . He imagined that
he could persuade the flaves to take up arms ; and that government had more ...
Page 35
On this occasion a few of those who landed were killed , as also some of the
townsmen and provincials . Such was the fate of the unfortunate town of Nor . folk
, the moít considerable for cominerce of any town . in the colony , and so growing
...
On this occasion a few of those who landed were killed , as also some of the
townsmen and provincials . Such was the fate of the unfortunate town of Nor . folk
, the moít considerable for cominerce of any town . in the colony , and so growing
...
Page 163
Had the skill and attention of the American Genea rals on this occasion been
equal to the bravery of their troops , the British Generals would have repented
their landing upon Long Illand ; but Putnam fuffered himfeif to be so effectually ...
Had the skill and attention of the American Genea rals on this occasion been
equal to the bravery of their troops , the British Generals would have repented
their landing upon Long Illand ; but Putnam fuffered himfeif to be so effectually ...
Page 260
General Howe had once intended to have taken a greater force with him up : on
this occasion , but upon the representation of Sir Henry Clinton , who was to
command in his absence , of the danger which the iflands would be expofed to
from ...
General Howe had once intended to have taken a greater force with him up : on
this occasion , but upon the representation of Sir Henry Clinton , who was to
command in his absence , of the danger which the iflands would be expofed to
from ...
Page 285
The loss of the Heflians on this occasion , was on this side the Atlantic , reduced
to 500 men , but from the best imformation on the other side , it was determined to
be a 1000 , and not below goo men . These German hirelings received the ...
The loss of the Heflians on this occasion , was on this side the Atlantic , reduced
to 500 men , but from the best imformation on the other side , it was determined to
be a 1000 , and not below goo men . These German hirelings received the ...
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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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