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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... commodore Chauncey's fleet for Sackett's Harbor ; leaving general M'Clure , with his 2700 militia , and a few . regular troops , in charge of Fort - George . General McClure , now having the entire com- mand to himself , and being ...
... commodore Chauncey's fleet for Sackett's Harbor ; leaving general M'Clure , with his 2700 militia , and a few . regular troops , in charge of Fort - George . General McClure , now having the entire com- mand to himself , and being ...
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... Commodore John Cassin , the naval commanding - officer at Norfolk , observing this , directed the 15 gun - boats at that station to be manned with an additional num- ber of seamen and marines from the Constella- tion frigate , then ...
... Commodore John Cassin , the naval commanding - officer at Norfolk , observing this , directed the 15 gun - boats at that station to be manned with an additional num- ber of seamen and marines from the Constella- tion frigate , then ...
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... commodore Cassin , who , as he assures us , was in his boat during the whole of the action , considering that the flotilla had done enough to entitle him to display both his fighting , and his literary qualifications , in an official ...
... commodore Cassin , who , as he assures us , was in his boat during the whole of the action , considering that the flotilla had done enough to entitle him to display both his fighting , and his literary qualifications , in an official ...
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... commodore could discover no difference between those two classes of ships . Mr. Thomson is the only editor who has recorded this gun - boat exploit . He declares the Junon was " much shattered ; " that " the Americans had 15 guns , the ...
... commodore could discover no difference between those two classes of ships . Mr. Thomson is the only editor who has recorded this gun - boat exploit . He declares the Junon was " much shattered ; " that " the Americans had 15 guns , the ...
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... commodore Chauncey , about the readiness of the fleet for a descent on Kingston , the moment the ice leaves the lake . If he deems it practicable , and you think you have troops enough to carry it , you will attempt the expe- dition ...
... commodore Chauncey , about the readiness of the fleet for a descent on Kingston , the moment the ice leaves the lake . If he deems it practicable , and you think you have troops enough to carry it , you will attempt the expe- dition ...
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