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 1author, 1818 - Ontario |
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Page xvi
... party as , an absurd and ridiculous story , ' he brings to his aid- the express admission of an officer of marines , then in the squadron cruizing off New York , and now a consul in one of our ports . " Who can this be but lieutenant ...
... party as , an absurd and ridiculous story , ' he brings to his aid- the express admission of an officer of marines , then in the squadron cruizing off New York , and now a consul in one of our ports . " Who can this be but lieutenant ...
Page xix
... party , may be gathered from his com- paring , without meaning it in irony , the battle of New Orleans , ' with the battles of Cressy and Agincourt . ' This sudden change from naval to military warfare recalls the author's attention to ...
... party , may be gathered from his com- paring , without meaning it in irony , the battle of New Orleans , ' with the battles of Cressy and Agincourt . ' This sudden change from naval to military warfare recalls the author's attention to ...
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... party brought into the field , he shall employ his labors to very little purpose . Of the many printed narratives of battles , by far the greater number are deficient in this important particular . With due acknowledge- ment to the ...
... party brought into the field , he shall employ his labors to very little purpose . Of the many printed narratives of battles , by far the greater number are deficient in this important particular . With due acknowledge- ment to the ...
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... party will be consi- dered as unquestionable authority for the amount of his own numbers ; unless an evident contradiction , or attempt to deceive , discovers itself . In that case , reliance will be placed upon the positive assertions ...
... party will be consi- dered as unquestionable authority for the amount of his own numbers ; unless an evident contradiction , or attempt to deceive , discovers itself . In that case , reliance will be placed upon the positive assertions ...
Page xxvii
... party , it is , after a desperate struggle with five times their number . ' None of these gentlemen think it worth their while to advance any authority for even the most improlable fact . In despite of our reason we are to c redit their ...
... party , it is , after a desperate struggle with five times their number . ' None of these gentlemen think it worth their while to advance any authority for even the most improlable fact . In despite of our reason we are to c redit their ...
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