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 46
... service exceed- ingly fevere both to the private men and the officers . Many and various attempts were made to remedy and leffen fome of the wants that now prevailed in the ar- my . That of firing , which was most immediately and ...
... service exceed- ingly fevere both to the private men and the officers . Many and various attempts were made to remedy and leffen fome of the wants that now prevailed in the ar- my . That of firing , which was most immediately and ...
Page 87
... service to their friends , and answer the purpose of their land- ing and the end of the expedition , appears an in- tolerable want of military prudence and circumfpec- rion . In the way the Gazette tells this ftory , Gene- ral Clinton ...
... service to their friends , and answer the purpose of their land- ing and the end of the expedition , appears an in- tolerable want of military prudence and circumfpec- rion . In the way the Gazette tells this ftory , Gene- ral Clinton ...
Page 113
... service , and always been allowed to be recruited from Scotland . The Dutch , who confider their own cafe once to have been the fame with that of the Americans , avoided falling into an inconfiftency in helping to oppress others by ...
... service , and always been allowed to be recruited from Scotland . The Dutch , who confider their own cafe once to have been the fame with that of the Americans , avoided falling into an inconfiftency in helping to oppress others by ...
Page 175
... service in all the operations of the army , and indeed it does not appear that our troops could have done a- ny thing unless they had been protected by the fleet . In this the provincials were chiefly inferior , being totally destitute ...
... service in all the operations of the army , and indeed it does not appear that our troops could have done a- ny thing unless they had been protected by the fleet . In this the provincials were chiefly inferior , being totally destitute ...
Page 176
... service , indifferent quarters , baď cloathing , the want of falt and other neceffaries , join- ed to a flovenlinefs that naturally prevailed in New England and the northern colonies , rendered ge- neral , neral , and very fatal to ...
... service , indifferent quarters , baď cloathing , the want of falt and other neceffaries , join- ed to a flovenlinefs that naturally prevailed in New England and the northern colonies , rendered ge- neral , neral , and very fatal to ...
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