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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... carry away , shared the general fate . Of counsellor Dickson's library , which had cost him between 5 and 6007 , sterling , scarcely a book escaped the ravages of the devouring element . Mr. Dickson was , at this time , a prisoner in ...
... carry away , shared the general fate . Of counsellor Dickson's library , which had cost him between 5 and 6007 , sterling , scarcely a book escaped the ravages of the devouring element . Mr. Dickson was , at this time , a prisoner in ...
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... carried , major - general Rial , taking with him detachments from the royal Scots and 41st regiments , amounting to about 500 rank and file , crossed over to Lewistown . About 500 * Sketches of the War , p . 189 ; and third edition ...
... carried , major - general Rial , taking with him detachments from the royal Scots and 41st regiments , amounting to about 500 rank and file , crossed over to Lewistown . About 500 * Sketches of the War , p . 189 ; and third edition ...
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... carry into effect so desirable an object . 66 Having now brought to a close the campaign of 1813 , against the British ... carried ; but an inferior force was suffered to escape , after being beaten ; and the conque- rors were soon after ...
... carry into effect so desirable an object . 66 Having now brought to a close the campaign of 1813 , against the British ... carried ; but an inferior force was suffered to escape , after being beaten ; and the conque- rors were soon after ...
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... carried away , were disabled ; and the boats departed , with no other loss than one seaman wounded in the arm by a grape - shot . The Americans lost one man killed by a rocket , but none wounded . * The rear - admiral's system , and ...
... carried away , were disabled ; and the boats departed , with no other loss than one seaman wounded in the arm by a grape - shot . The Americans lost one man killed by a rocket , but none wounded . * The rear - admiral's system , and ...
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... carried on board the fleet , but afterwards released . " + Another American account says : " The inhabitants of Havre de Grace had , for three weeks previous to this period , been making preparations for defence ; and several companies ...
... carried on board the fleet , but afterwards released . " + Another American account says : " The inhabitants of Havre de Grace had , for three weeks previous to this period , been making preparations for defence ; and several companies ...
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