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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... heavy vengeance upon the heads of the American general and his troops , had they not followed up their atrocious conduct by a precipitate flight . * App . No. II . Mr. O'Connor informs us that " a council of war GREAT BRITAIN AND ...
... heavy vengeance upon the heads of the American general and his troops , had they not followed up their atrocious conduct by a precipitate flight . * App . No. II . Mr. O'Connor informs us that " a council of war GREAT BRITAIN AND ...
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... heavy and destructive fire from one 6 , one 24 , and two 1-2 - pounders , at the Black Rock battery , and from about 600 men ‡ drawn up on the beach , * App . No. 6. + See Plate I. Ilist . of the War , p . 161 . flanked by a number of ...
... heavy and destructive fire from one 6 , one 24 , and two 1-2 - pounders , at the Black Rock battery , and from about 600 men ‡ drawn up on the beach , * App . No. 6. + See Plate I. Ilist . of the War , p . 161 . flanked by a number of ...
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... Heavy 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 ...
... Heavy 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 ...
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... 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 . The inhabitants of the town , situate at about a mile distant , having ...
... 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 . The inhabitants of the town , situate at about a mile distant , having ...
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... heavy 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 ...
... heavy 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 ...
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