A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, Volume 2F. Betts, 1822 - United States |
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... bayonet wounds , which proved mortal . Early in December , Congress had , by the advice of Generals Putnam and Mifflin , determined to adjourn from Philadelphia to Baltimore , where they met on the 20th and one among their first acts ...
... bayonet wounds , which proved mortal . Early in December , Congress had , by the advice of Generals Putnam and Mifflin , determined to adjourn from Philadelphia to Baltimore , where they met on the 20th and one among their first acts ...
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... bayonet charge upon the guards ; these soon gave the alarm , and a firing com- menced upon the party from an armed schooner in the harbour , which was returned with such effect , that the vessel was soon fired , and the men to the ...
... bayonet charge upon the guards ; these soon gave the alarm , and a firing com- menced upon the party from an armed schooner in the harbour , which was returned with such effect , that the vessel was soon fired , and the men to the ...
Page 26
... bayonets , and accoutrements ; the store of provisions was sufficient for but little more than a month ; the enemy were in command of the Lake ; and the Indians in their service were scattered in vast hordes along the whole frontier ...
... bayonets , and accoutrements ; the store of provisions was sufficient for but little more than a month ; the enemy were in command of the Lake ; and the Indians in their service were scattered in vast hordes along the whole frontier ...
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... bayonets . So little intelligence had been received of the ene- my at head quarters since the affair at Bennington , that General Gates remained in ignorance of their si- tuation or movements until the 30th August , when a messenger ...
... bayonets . So little intelligence had been received of the ene- my at head quarters since the affair at Bennington , that General Gates remained in ignorance of their si- tuation or movements until the 30th August , when a messenger ...
Page 71
... bayonets , and committed great execution , before Wayne had time to make a single manœuvre . Near 300 Americans were killed and wounded , and about 80 made prison- ers , among whom were several officers . The Ame- ricans lost also a ...
... bayonets , and committed great execution , before Wayne had time to make a single manœuvre . Near 300 Americans were killed and wounded , and about 80 made prison- ers , among whom were several officers . The Ame- ricans lost also a ...
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