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 56
... fire to the town before the embarkation , the provincials would have attacked them with all their force , and probably have ruined the whole ar- my , but as they did not ftir at the firft till the embark- ation was almoft finished , it ...
... fire to the town before the embarkation , the provincials would have attacked them with all their force , and probably have ruined the whole ar- my , but as they did not ftir at the firft till the embark- ation was almoft finished , it ...
Page 63
... fire - fhips and otherwife to burn the veffels in the harbour . They failed in thefe attempts , tho ' fome of them were executed with great boldness and in- trepidity . Their troops were at one time drawn up , and scaling ladders , with ...
... fire - fhips and otherwife to burn the veffels in the harbour . They failed in thefe attempts , tho ' fome of them were executed with great boldness and in- trepidity . Their troops were at one time drawn up , and scaling ladders , with ...
Page 82
... fire from our fhips , even ex- cluding the co - operation of the land forces . So impartial were our people in their judgment concern- ing their own prowefs , and the force and valour of their enemies . The colonifts had confidered the ...
... fire from our fhips , even ex- cluding the co - operation of the land forces . So impartial were our people in their judgment concern- ing their own prowefs , and the force and valour of their enemies . The colonifts had confidered the ...
Page 85
... fire of the fort , and was moft terribly raked . Captain Morris , who had fhewn much bravery , was covered with wounds , though he ftill kept his flation , and refused to retire , until his arm being flot off , he was carried away in a ...
... fire of the fort , and was moft terribly raked . Captain Morris , who had fhewn much bravery , was covered with wounds , though he ftill kept his flation , and refused to retire , until his arm being flot off , he was carried away in a ...
Page 89
... fire principally at the great fhips . The bomb yeffel did little fervice upon this occasion ; there appeared to be a real want of art in the management of the mortars , for fome were overcharged , and the beds fo fhattered and loofed ...
... fire principally at the great fhips . The bomb yeffel did little fervice upon this occasion ; there appeared to be a real want of art in the management of the mortars , for fome were overcharged , and the beds fo fhattered and loofed ...
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