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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... destroying the town of Newark . " * It is Mr. O'Connor whom we have to thank , for being explicit upon this point . " As a measure deemed necessary to the safety of the troops , the town of Newark was burned . This act , ' said general ...
... destroying the town of Newark . " * It is Mr. O'Connor whom we have to thank , for being explicit upon this point . " As a measure deemed necessary to the safety of the troops , the town of Newark was burned . This act , ' said general ...
Page 11
... destroy the whole of his magazines , or even to remove his tents ; of which a sufficiency for 1500 men were left standing . Colonel Murray , in his first letter , states that general M'Clure had passed over his cannon , as well as ...
... destroy the whole of his magazines , or even to remove his tents ; of which a sufficiency for 1500 men were left standing . Colonel Murray , in his first letter , states that general M'Clure had passed over his cannon , as well as ...
Page 12
... destroying the batteries ; " * leaving to doctor Smith to advance the next step ; who , as if to confirm his pre- decessor's discernment , says roundly : " Fort- George was soon afterwards abandoned , and blown up , by general M'Clure ...
... destroying the batteries ; " * leaving to doctor Smith to advance the next step ; who , as if to confirm his pre- decessor's discernment , says roundly : " Fort- George was soon afterwards abandoned , and blown up , by general M'Clure ...
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... destroyed : they then proceeded as far as Tone- wanto Creek , which is within 10 miles of Buffaloe ; but , finding the bridge broken , re- turned , and crossed over to Queenstown . * The exposed state of the American Niagara- * See ...
... destroyed : they then proceeded as far as Tone- wanto Creek , which is within 10 miles of Buffaloe ; but , finding the bridge broken , re- turned , and crossed over to Queenstown . * The exposed state of the American Niagara- * See ...
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... destroyed . All the inhabitants having left Black Rock and Buffaloe , the two villages shared the fate of Newark . The United States ' vessels Chippeway , Little Belt , and Trippe , were found aground near Buffaloe Creek ; and , along ...
... destroyed . All the inhabitants having left Black Rock and Buffaloe , the two villages shared the fate of Newark . The United States ' vessels Chippeway , Little Belt , and Trippe , were found aground near Buffaloe Creek ; and , along ...
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