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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... Attack upon the piquets - Effects of the surrender of the right division - Major - general Vincent's retreat to Burlington · His orders from the commander - in - chief to retire upon Kingston- Fortunate contravention of those orders ...
... Attack upon the piquets - Effects of the surrender of the right division - Major - general Vincent's retreat to Burlington · His orders from the commander - in - chief to retire upon Kingston- Fortunate contravention of those orders ...
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... Attack upon Buffaloe and Black Rock , and destruction of those villages - American resentment against general ... attacked the piquet - guard of the British ; and , after an bour and a half's hard - fighting , " drove it upon the main ...
... Attack upon Buffaloe and Black Rock , and destruction of those villages - American resentment against general ... attacked the piquet - guard of the British ; and , after an bour and a half's hard - fighting , " drove it upon the main ...
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... attack . " + General M'Clure describes the British that captured Fort - Niagara , as of " great force , " and as consisting of regulars and “ In- dians ; " although not an Indian was at the attack ; for even the " Indian chief ...
... attack . " + General M'Clure describes the British that captured Fort - Niagara , as of " great force , " and as consisting of regulars and “ In- dians ; " although not an Indian was at the attack ; for even the " Indian chief ...
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... attacking the United States ' frigate Constellation in James's River - Her retreat to a safer position - Wanton firing ... Attack upon this place - Its short but spirited resistance -Disrespect shown to a flag of truce - Conse- quent ...
... attacking the United States ' frigate Constellation in James's River - Her retreat to a safer position - Wanton firing ... Attack upon this place - Its short but spirited resistance -Disrespect shown to a flag of truce - Conse- quent ...
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... attacking Craney Island - Correspondent preparations on the part of the Americans - Landing of a division of British at Pig ... Attack upon , and capture of Hampton - Ex- cesses committed there by a part of the British force - American ...
... attacking Craney Island - Correspondent preparations on the part of the Americans - Landing of a division of British at Pig ... Attack upon , and capture of Hampton - Ex- cesses committed there by a part of the British force - American ...
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