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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... fire , " * every attempt failed . At day - dawn on the 31st , the royal Scots , about 800 strong , along with a detachment of the 19th dragoons , the whole commanded by lieutenant - colonel Gordon , of the royals , crossed over to land ...
... fire , " * every attempt failed . At day - dawn on the 31st , the royal Scots , about 800 strong , along with a detachment of the 19th dragoons , the whole commanded by lieutenant - colonel Gordon , of the royals , crossed over to land ...
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... fire upon the boats from a battery - Landing of the British- Flight of the American militia - Destruction of cannon , public stores , and vessels - Admiral Cock- burn's system of operations - American misrepre- sentations corrected ...
... fire upon the boats from a battery - Landing of the British- Flight of the American militia - Destruction of cannon , public stores , and vessels - Admiral Cock- burn's system of operations - American misrepre- sentations corrected ...
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... fire upon the boats , as well as upon the struggling crews in the water - Remarks upon the attempt to capture Craney Island- Attack upon , and capture of Hampton - Ex- cesses committed there by a part of the British force - American ...
... fire upon the boats , as well as upon the struggling crews in the water - Remarks upon the attempt to capture Craney Island- Attack upon , and capture of Hampton - Ex- cesses committed there by a part of the British force - American ...
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... fire at them from a six - gun battery , and display to their view , as a further mark of defiance , a large American • Wilkinson's Mem . Vol . I. p . 732 . ensign . This determined the rear - admiral to make 36 MILITARY OCCURRENCES BETWEEN.
... fire at them from a six - gun battery , and display to their view , as a further mark of defiance , a large American • Wilkinson's Mem . Vol . I. p . 732 . ensign . This determined the rear - admiral to make 36 MILITARY OCCURRENCES BETWEEN.
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... fire was opened upon them from one field - piece , and , as conjectured , 3 or 400 militia , divided and entrenched on the opposite sides of the river . The fire was promptly returned , and the rear- admiral pushed on shore with the ...
... fire was opened upon them from one field - piece , and , as conjectured , 3 or 400 militia , divided and entrenched on the opposite sides of the river . The fire was promptly returned , and the rear- admiral pushed on shore with the ...
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