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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Page 81
... brigade of in- fantry , in sleighs , across the ice , to Isle la Motte ; and thence to Swanton , Vermont , near to Mis- sisqui bay , on Lake Champlain . On the 22d this corps crossed the line of separation between- the United States and ...
... brigade of in- fantry , in sleighs , across the ice , to Isle la Motte ; and thence to Swanton , Vermont , near to Mis- sisqui bay , on Lake Champlain . On the 22d this corps crossed the line of separation between- the United States and ...
Page 85
... brigade , consisting of the 14th , 20th , and 23d infantry regiments , encountered a piquet , composed of a subaltern and 20 men , sent forward by major Handcock . This piquet was reinforced , and opened a smart fire upon the Americans ...
... brigade , consisting of the 14th , 20th , and 23d infantry regiments , encountered a piquet , composed of a subaltern and 20 men , sent forward by major Handcock . This piquet was reinforced , and opened a smart fire upon the Americans ...
Page 88
... brigade to work the gun . " t Any further attempt at the guns would have been a waste of lives ; and therefore major Handcock and his men now acted solely on the defensive . The American artillery still conti- nued the cannonade ...
... brigade to work the gun . " t Any further attempt at the guns would have been a waste of lives ; and therefore major Handcock and his men now acted solely on the defensive . The American artillery still conti- nued the cannonade ...
Page 114
... Niagara ; which , according to the " General Order " † issued upon the occasion , he Wilkinson's Mcm . Vol . I. p . 644 . + App . No. 25 . was then about to do , with two brigades of 1114 MILITARY OCCURRENCES BETWEEN.
... Niagara ; which , according to the " General Order " † issued upon the occasion , he Wilkinson's Mcm . Vol . I. p . 644 . + App . No. 25 . was then about to do , with two brigades of 1114 MILITARY OCCURRENCES BETWEEN.
Page 115
... brigades of infan- try , a corps of artillery , and a body of volunteers . As far as we can gather from the American ac- counts , one brigade consisted of the 9th , 11th , 22d , and 25th regiments , under brigadier - gene- ral Scott ...
... brigades of infan- try , a corps of artillery , and a body of volunteers . As far as we can gather from the American ac- counts , one brigade consisted of the 9th , 11th , 22d , and 25th regiments , under brigadier - gene- ral Scott ...
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