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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... Lieutenant Cririe's letter would * Vol . I. App . No , 4 . App . No. 10 , + American Nav . Mon. p . 219 § Sketches of the War , p . 213 . have set this matter right , and conferred an honor GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA . 53.
... Lieutenant Cririe's letter would * Vol . I. App . No , 4 . App . No. 10 , + American Nav . Mon. p . 219 § Sketches of the War , p . 213 . have set this matter right , and conferred an honor GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA . 53.
Page 54
... honor upon the British commanding officer : either of which reasons would suffice to prevent , its appearance in the pages of the " Sketches of the War . " None of the other historians have noticed the action . • Admiral Warren , who ...
... honor upon the British commanding officer : either of which reasons would suffice to prevent , its appearance in the pages of the " Sketches of the War . " None of the other historians have noticed the action . • Admiral Warren , who ...
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... honor assigned to them . One author , the reverend doctor Smith , has , unfortunately , -heedless how he prostituted his superior talents , -dressed up these calumnies in far more elegant language than either of his contemporaries ...
... honor assigned to them . One author , the reverend doctor Smith , has , unfortunately , -heedless how he prostituted his superior talents , -dressed up these calumnies in far more elegant language than either of his contemporaries ...
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... honor to the Americans engaged . The enemy claimed a victory , only because he was not vanquished ; and pretended to gather laurels , while circumstances concurred to render it nearly impossible to attack or drive him from his cowardly ...
... honor to the Americans engaged . The enemy claimed a victory , only because he was not vanquished ; and pretended to gather laurels , while circumstances concurred to render it nearly impossible to attack or drive him from his cowardly ...
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... honor of the American arms . It was commenced by 800 Pennsylvania volunteers and Indian warriors , who met about the same number of British * Wilkinson's Mem . Vol . I. p . 658 . militia and Indians , overthrew and drove them behind the ...
... honor of the American arms . It was commenced by 800 Pennsylvania volunteers and Indian warriors , who met about the same number of British * Wilkinson's Mem . Vol . I. p . 658 . militia and Indians , overthrew and drove them behind the ...
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