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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Page 9
... says briefly : " General M'Clure determined on destroying the town of Newark . " * It is Mr. O'Connor whom we have to thank , for being explicit upon this point . " As a measure deemed necessary to the safety of the troops , the town of ...
... says briefly : " General M'Clure determined on destroying the town of Newark . " * It is Mr. O'Connor whom we have to thank , for being explicit upon this point . " As a measure deemed necessary to the safety of the troops , the town of ...
Page 10
... says , by the former's orders . This confers additional atro city upon the offence ; but , on that head , we shall forbear comments . " Distressing to my feelings " was not some such language used by captain David Porter , of the ...
... says , by the former's orders . This confers additional atro city upon the offence ; but , on that head , we shall forbear comments . " Distressing to my feelings " was not some such language used by captain David Porter , of the ...
Page 12
... says nothing . Mr. Thomson concurs in opinion that the post was " untenable ; " and gives as a reason , that the British force outside consisted of 1500 regulars , and at least 700 Indians ; " calls general M'Clure's troops " the ...
... says nothing . Mr. Thomson concurs in opinion that the post was " untenable ; " and gives as a reason , that the British force outside consisted of 1500 regulars , and at least 700 Indians ; " calls general M'Clure's troops " the ...
Page 17
... says , entered the fort while the men were nearly all asleep " killing , without mercy or discrimination , those who came in their way . Doctor Smith considers the capture of Fort- Niagara to be a sore subject ; therefore merely states ...
... says , entered the fort while the men were nearly all asleep " killing , without mercy or discrimination , those who came in their way . Doctor Smith considers the capture of Fort- Niagara to be a sore subject ; therefore merely states ...
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... says he , " having declared their conduct on the Niagara frontier to have been committed in retaliation for excesses said to have been committed by the American armies in Canada , the censure , or rather indignation , of the suffering ...
... says he , " having declared their conduct on the Niagara frontier to have been committed in retaliation for excesses said to have been committed by the American armies in Canada , the censure , or rather indignation , of the suffering ...
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