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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... retire upon Kingston- Fortunate contravention of those orders - General Harrison's arrival at , and departure from Fort- George Association of some Upper Canada militia after being disembodied - Their gallant attack upon , and capture ...
... retire upon Kingston- Fortunate contravention of those orders - General Harrison's arrival at , and departure from Fort- George Association of some Upper Canada militia after being disembodied - Their gallant attack upon , and capture ...
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... Kingston , upon which place the troops were directed to retire , had , at this time , scarcely a week's provision in History of the War , p . 158 . store . This abandonment of territory so soon following up 4 MILITARY OCCURRENCES BETWEEN.
... Kingston , upon which place the troops were directed to retire , had , at this time , scarcely a week's provision in History of the War , p . 158 . store . This abandonment of territory so soon following up 4 MILITARY OCCURRENCES BETWEEN.
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... retiring from command , published an address to the public , in justification of his own conduct , in which he seems to have been pretty successful . ” * His success did not , at all events , reach to the security of his person ; for he ...
... retiring from command , published an address to the public , in justification of his own conduct , in which he seems to have been pretty successful . ” * His success did not , at all events , reach to the security of his person ; for he ...
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... retire . Co- lonel Veazy effected his retreat in excellent order . " To prove that this was a gallant affair , Mr. Thomson has made the American force " about 80 militia , and one small cannon , " and the British force " 18 barges ...
... retire . Co- lonel Veazy effected his retreat in excellent order . " To prove that this was a gallant affair , Mr. Thomson has made the American force " about 80 militia , and one small cannon , " and the British force " 18 barges ...
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... retired from that quarter . None of the American historians notice the lenient conduct observed towards the inhabi- tants of the two last - mentioned towns ; unless we are to consider Mr. Thomson as glancing at the subject , when he ...
... retired from that quarter . None of the American historians notice the lenient conduct observed towards the inhabi- tants of the two last - mentioned towns ; unless we are to consider Mr. Thomson as glancing at the subject , when he ...
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