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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... hundred of his men , the Jersey and Maryland brigades , deserted him , their period of service having there expired , and no inducement be- ing sufficient to detain them , a moment beyond their legal engagement . After crossing the ...
... hundred of his men , the Jersey and Maryland brigades , deserted him , their period of service having there expired , and no inducement be- ing sufficient to detain them , a moment beyond their legal engagement . After crossing the ...
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... hundreds of them were in- duced to join Generals Mifflin and Greene ; while the continentals , in the true spirit of ... hundred , after he had returned to Trenton , and at the moment when a battle was expected , upon the issue of which ...
... hundreds of them were in- duced to join Generals Mifflin and Greene ; while the continentals , in the true spirit of ... hundred , after he had returned to Trenton , and at the moment when a battle was expected , upon the issue of which ...
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... hundred officers . It was unjustifiable , because they ought to have expected that the enemy would at least be influenced by the same spirit that actuated them ; and that instead of producing the release of 12 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... hundred officers . It was unjustifiable , because they ought to have expected that the enemy would at least be influenced by the same spirit that actuated them ; and that instead of producing the release of 12 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
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... hundred men , and there were times when he could not have muster- ed four hundred , of all descriptions , fit for duty . In this situation had General Howe detached the same force against the Commander in Chief which he sent against ...
... hundred men , and there were times when he could not have muster- ed four hundred , of all descriptions , fit for duty . In this situation had General Howe detached the same force against the Commander in Chief which he sent against ...
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... hundred , and this a mere nominal amount . What a fearful disparity was this , in a contest for life and liberty ; and in a country , where the people seemed to have lost all that high sense of independence and patriotism , which first ...
... hundred , and this a mere nominal amount . What a fearful disparity was this , in a contest for life and liberty ; and in a country , where the people seemed to have lost all that high sense of independence and patriotism , which first ...
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