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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... party of the`royal artillery , succeeded in cutting off two of the enemy's piquets ; as well as in surprising the sen- tries on the glacis , and at the gate , by which means the watch word was obtained , and the entrance into the fort ...
... party of the`royal artillery , succeeded in cutting off two of the enemy's piquets ; as well as in surprising the sen- tries on the glacis , and at the gate , by which means the watch word was obtained , and the entrance into the fort ...
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... party as “ regulars , militia , and Indians , to the num- ber , by the most probable account , of 1500 men , ' who , he says , entered the fort while the men were nearly all asleep " killing , without mercy or discrimination , those who ...
... party as “ regulars , militia , and Indians , to the num- ber , by the most probable account , of 1500 men , ' who , he says , entered the fort while the men were nearly all asleep " killing , without mercy or discrimination , those who ...
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... party , headed by a captain Stone . Two officers of this de- tachment were surprised , while on horseback , by a patrole of the 19th light dragoons , and one , " lieutenant Totman , of the Canadian volun- teers , " was shot . Mr ...
... party , headed by a captain Stone . Two officers of this de- tachment were surprised , while on horseback , by a patrole of the 19th light dragoons , and one , " lieutenant Totman , of the Canadian volun- teers , " was shot . Mr ...
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... party brought in an ensign and several privates , including an old Irishman , named O'Neill . After embarking the six guns from the battery , and taking or destroying about 130 stands of small - arms , the British departed from Havre de ...
... party brought in an ensign and several privates , including an old Irishman , named O'Neill . After embarking the six guns from the battery , and taking or destroying about 130 stands of small - arms , the British departed from Havre de ...
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... party of militia were stationed at Havre de Grace ; who , on the approach of the enemy , made a slight resistance , and then retreated . An Irishman , " ( this is more intelligible than Mr. Thompson's designation , ) named O'Neill ...
... party of militia were stationed at Havre de Grace ; who , on the approach of the enemy , made a slight resistance , and then retreated . An Irishman , " ( this is more intelligible than Mr. Thompson's designation , ) named O'Neill ...
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