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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... directing him to commence upon his retreat without delay , and to evacuate all the British posts beyond Kingston ... directed to retire , had , at this time , scarcely a week's provision in History of the War , p . 158 . store . This ...
... directing him to commence upon his retreat without delay , and to evacuate all the British posts beyond Kingston ... directed to retire , had , at this time , scarcely a week's provision in History of the War , p . 158 . store . This ...
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... directed shots from five field - pieces stationed on the opposite shore , and the near approach of major- general Rial's force upon the enemy's right , caused a favorable diversion . By this time a considerable force of militia ...
... directed shots from five field - pieces stationed on the opposite shore , and the near approach of major- general Rial's force upon the enemy's right , caused a favorable diversion . By this time a considerable force of militia ...
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... directed against our Canadian possessions , rear- admiral Cockburn , in the Marlborough 74 , with some frigates and smaller vessels , entered the Chesapeake bay on the 4th of March , 1813 . The United States ' frigate Constellation ...
... directed against our Canadian possessions , rear- admiral Cockburn , in the Marlborough 74 , with some frigates and smaller vessels , entered the Chesapeake bay on the 4th of March , 1813 . The United States ' frigate Constellation ...
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... directed , with a squadron of small vessels , including two of the captured schooners , to penetrate the rivers at the head of the bay , and endeavour to cut off the enemy's supplies ; as well as to destroy his foundries , stores , and ...
... directed , with a squadron of small vessels , including two of the captured schooners , to penetrate the rivers at the head of the bay , and endeavour to cut off the enemy's supplies ; as well as to destroy his foundries , stores , and ...
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... directed . As soon as the boats approached within gun - shot of it , a heavy fire was opened upon them . Disregarding this , however , the marines quickly landed ; and the American militia fled from the battery to the adjoining woods ...
... directed . As soon as the boats approached within gun - shot of it , a heavy fire was opened upon them . Disregarding this , however , the marines quickly landed ; and the American militia fled from the battery to the adjoining woods ...
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