A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of the Late War Between Great Britain and the United States of America: With an Appendix, and Plates, Volume 2author, 1818 - United States |
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... British boats- Death of two men in consequence- Arrival of admiral Warren - Gallant affair at the mouth of the Rappahannock - Rear - admiral Cockburn's detached command to the head of the bay - Ad- vance upon French - town - Heavy fire ...
... British boats- Death of two men in consequence- Arrival of admiral Warren - Gallant affair at the mouth of the Rappahannock - Rear - admiral Cockburn's detached command to the head of the bay - Ad- vance upon French - town - Heavy fire ...
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... British -Destruction of houses in consequence - Visit of the British to another town - Civil deportment of the inhabitants , and its salutary effects- Remarks on the American militia - system - Im- positions of the American farmers ...
... British -Destruction of houses in consequence - Visit of the British to another town - Civil deportment of the inhabitants , and its salutary effects- Remarks on the American militia - system - Im- positions of the American farmers ...
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... British squadron drove her to a safe position , higher up the river . The rear - admiral afterwards advanced up the bay , sounding and reconnoitring . During the passage of the boats along the shore , in the execution of this service ...
... British squadron drove her to a safe position , higher up the river . The rear - admiral afterwards advanced up the bay , sounding and reconnoitring . During the passage of the boats along the shore , in the execution of this service ...
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... British lieutenant , and actually shot him through the very hand that was bearing the flag of truce . After this , who could wonder if the British seamen and marines turned to the right and left , and demolished every thing in their way ...
... British lieutenant , and actually shot him through the very hand that was bearing the flag of truce . After this , who could wonder if the British seamen and marines turned to the right and left , and demolished every thing in their way ...
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... British at Havre de Grace . Happily , so much incon- sistency and contradiction prevail in the American accounts , that we shall have no great difficulty in exposing the authors to the merited indignation of the disinterested reader ...
... British at Havre de Grace . Happily , so much incon- sistency and contradiction prevail in the American accounts , that we shall have no great difficulty in exposing the authors to the merited indignation of the disinterested reader ...
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