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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... town of Newark . From the American accounts only we learn , that , on the 6th of October , " about 500 militia - volunteers and about 150 Indians , commanded by colonel Chapin , " attacked the piquet - guard of the British ; and , after ...
... town of Newark . From the American accounts only we learn , that , on the 6th of October , " about 500 militia - volunteers and about 150 Indians , commanded by colonel Chapin , " attacked the piquet - guard of the British ; and , after ...
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... 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 Newark was burned . This act , ' said general M'Clure ...
... 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 Newark was burned . This act , ' said general M'Clure ...
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... town , Manchester , and the Indian Tuscarora , as soon as the inhabitants had deserted them , shared the fate of Lewistown . There is no doubt that the Indians committed many enormities ; but who could have told Mr. McClure , -himself ...
... town , Manchester , and the Indian Tuscarora , as soon as the inhabitants had deserted them , shared the fate of Lewistown . There is no doubt that the Indians committed many enormities ; but who could have told Mr. McClure , -himself ...
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... town ; but , after a short resistance , the Americans abandoned Black Rock and its bat- teries , and fled towards Buffaloe , about 24 miles distant . To this town they were followed , in close pursuit ; and , although protected by a ...
... town ; but , after a short resistance , the Americans abandoned Black Rock and its bat- teries , and fled towards Buffaloe , about 24 miles distant . To this town they were followed , in close pursuit ; and , although protected by a ...
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... town - Heavy fire upon the boats from a battery - Landing of the British- Flight of the American militia ... town and Frederick - town Previous warning to the inhabitants - Their violent pro- * ceedings , and destructive fire upon the ...
... town - Heavy fire upon the boats from a battery - Landing of the British- Flight of the American militia ... town and Frederick - town Previous warning to the inhabitants - Their violent pro- * ceedings , and destructive fire upon the ...
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