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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 59
Page 10
... intelli- gence of the approach of the British ; and the cowardly wretch , with the whole of his minions , * Quart . Review , Vol . XIII . p . 364-9 . abandoned Fort George , and fled across the river . 10 MILITARY OCCURRENCES BETWEEN.
... intelli- gence of the approach of the British ; and the cowardly wretch , with the whole of his minions , * Quart . Review , Vol . XIII . p . 364-9 . abandoned Fort George , and fled across the river . 10 MILITARY OCCURRENCES BETWEEN.
Page 22
... approach of major- general Rial's force upon the enemy's right , caused a favorable diversion . By this time a considerable force of militia , certainly not fewer than 1500 , had assembled in the town ; but , after a short resistance ...
... approach of major- general Rial's force upon the enemy's right , caused a favorable diversion . By this time a considerable force of militia , certainly not fewer than 1500 , had assembled in the town ; but , after a short resistance ...
Page 41
... approach of the enemy , made a slight resistance , and then retreated . An Irishman , " ( this is more intelligible than Mr. Thompson's designation , ) named O'Neill , with a courage amounting to rashness , and an enthusiasm not ...
... approach of the enemy , made a slight resistance , and then retreated . An Irishman , " ( this is more intelligible than Mr. Thompson's designation , ) named O'Neill , with a courage amounting to rashness , and an enthusiasm not ...
Page 44
... approach of the sailors , and the women took shelter in the house of Mr. Mark Pringle ; which a party was proceeding to destroy , when Mr. Pringle , with a flag , met them , and they very readily desisted . " † One would suppose that ...
... approach of the sailors , and the women took shelter in the house of Mr. Mark Pringle ; which a party was proceeding to destroy , when Mr. Pringle , with a flag , met them , and they very readily desisted . " † One would suppose that ...
Page 55
... approach within reach of his carronades . This the gun- boats carefully avoided ; and , between them and the frigate , a distant cannonade , very slightly injurious to either party , was maintained for about three quarters of an hour ...
... approach within reach of his carronades . This the gun- boats carefully avoided ; and , between them and the frigate , a distant cannonade , very slightly injurious to either party , was maintained for about three quarters of an hour ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
18-pounders 24-pounders 6-pounder advance aide de camp American amounted arms army arrived attack bank battalion battery Bladensburg boats brigade British captain Barrie capture carronades Chippeway colonel column command commenced commodore corps creek destroyed detachment division dragoons drummers Drummond enemy enemy's ensign field-pieces fire fleet flotilla force Fort-Erie Fort-George frigate gallant garrison gun-boats guns honor Indians infantry inhabitants island killed and wounded lake landed letter lieutenant lieutenant-colonel loss Louisiana major major-general marines ment miles militia missing morning naval Niagara night o'clock officers Orleans party piquets Plattsburg position possession prisoners rank and file rear rear-admiral rear-admiral Cockburn regiment retired retreat Riall river road royal artillery royal marines royal Scots Sackett's Harbor says schooner seamen serjeants severely ships shore shot sir Edward Pakenham Sketches sloop squadron subalterns Thomson tion town troops United Upper Canada vessels volunteers Watteville's whole Wilkinson's Mem woods