Biographical sketches of distinguished American naval heroes in the war of the Revolution, between the American Republic and the Kingdom of Great Britain, etc |
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... Army and Navy of the Thirteen Colonies , in the gloomy period of the Revolutionary struggle- " where are they ? " They are , most of them , reposing in the tombs of a country , the In- dependence of which they secured by their toil ...
... Army and Navy of the Thirteen Colonies , in the gloomy period of the Revolutionary struggle- " where are they ? " They are , most of them , reposing in the tombs of a country , the In- dependence of which they secured by their toil ...
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... ARMY HEROES OF THE REVO- LUTION , the names of BIDDLE the elder , JONES the elder , PREBLE , MURRAY , HOPKINS , WHIPPLE , GILLON , NICHOL- son , Truxton , Manly , Harden , Little , Barry , Dale , and the whole of the little peerless ...
... ARMY HEROES OF THE REVO- LUTION , the names of BIDDLE the elder , JONES the elder , PREBLE , MURRAY , HOPKINS , WHIPPLE , GILLON , NICHOL- son , Truxton , Manly , Harden , Little , Barry , Dale , and the whole of the little peerless ...
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... Army . - NAVAL HEROES of the REVOLUTION . Congress , the States , and individuals aid them . - Vandalism of British officers and soldiers . - Firmness of Americans in resistance . IN the long catalogue of the worthies and benefactors of ...
... Army . - NAVAL HEROES of the REVOLUTION . Congress , the States , and individuals aid them . - Vandalism of British officers and soldiers . - Firmness of Americans in resistance . IN the long catalogue of the worthies and benefactors of ...
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... army , the whole of which had been exposed to de- struction by his superior in command . The American , or what was then called the provincial troops , were almost invariably successful when led by their own commanders . * * Vide ...
... army , the whole of which had been exposed to de- struction by his superior in command . The American , or what was then called the provincial troops , were almost invariably successful when led by their own commanders . * * Vide ...
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... army of America , aspired to supreme command , a fortiori , would they in the navy . What little science in naval tactics was acquired , was lost by American navigators in the peaceable pursuits of law- ful commerce , and drawing from ...
... army of America , aspired to supreme command , a fortiori , would they in the navy . What little science in naval tactics was acquired , was lost by American navigators in the peaceable pursuits of law- ful commerce , and drawing from ...
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