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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... troops , the character of the of- ficers , and the powerful artillery which they poffef- fed , would have been refpectable in any country , and dangerous to any enemy . With fuch troops to give up that town which had been the original ...
... troops , the character of the of- ficers , and the powerful artillery which they poffef- fed , would have been refpectable in any country , and dangerous to any enemy . With fuch troops to give up that town which had been the original ...
Page 55
... troops ; when after all , every year has been attended with repeated loffes , difap- pointment , and difgrace . People that think gravely , and believe in providence , have all along inferred , that there has been fomething of a divine ...
... troops ; when after all , every year has been attended with repeated loffes , difap- pointment , and difgrace . People that think gravely , and believe in providence , have all along inferred , that there has been fomething of a divine ...
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... troops would have left Boston without demolishing it , had there not been fome pro- mife made on both fides for this purpose . Had the troops fet fire to the town before the embarkation , the provincials would have attacked them with ...
... troops would have left Boston without demolishing it , had there not been fome pro- mife made on both fides for this purpose . Had the troops fet fire to the town before the embarkation , the provincials would have attacked them with ...
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... troops , or the naval force he had in Boston har- bour . Of all the defeats that have been given to the colonists fince the beginning of this difmal war , there does not appear to have been either as great figns of hurry or fight in any ...
... troops , or the naval force he had in Boston har- bour . Of all the defeats that have been given to the colonists fince the beginning of this difmal war , there does not appear to have been either as great figns of hurry or fight in any ...
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... troops at the Three Rivers ; which if it had taken place , and been attended with all the fuccefs it was capable of , might have been ranked among the most confiderable mili- tary exploits of that nature ever performed . The British and ...
... troops at the Three Rivers ; which if it had taken place , and been attended with all the fuccefs it was capable of , might have been ranked among the most confiderable mili- tary exploits of that nature ever performed . The British and ...
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