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 xxix
... , in most cases , preferred a sketch of the country traversed by the con- tending armies , to a plan of their fluctuating positions during an engagement . One impor- tant exception is the battle near New Orleans . Here PREFACE . xxix.
... , in most cases , preferred a sketch of the country traversed by the con- tending armies , to a plan of their fluctuating positions during an engagement . One impor- tant exception is the battle near New Orleans . Here PREFACE . xxix.
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... positions on the part of the United States , would have found in its true interest alone , a sufficient motive to respect their rights and their tran- quillity on the high seas ; that an enlarged policy would have favoured that free and ...
... positions on the part of the United States , would have found in its true interest alone , a sufficient motive to respect their rights and their tran- quillity on the high seas ; that an enlarged policy would have favoured that free and ...
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... position occupied by the British regulars and militia , 150 Indians were sent across the bridge . A company of American riflemen , concealed in a wood that skirted the plane , im , mediately fired upon the Indians , killing one , and ...
... position occupied by the British regulars and militia , 150 Indians were sent across the bridge . A company of American riflemen , concealed in a wood that skirted the plane , im , mediately fired upon the Indians , killing one , and ...
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... position , three miles west of Detroit . The Indians , 600 in number , under the brave Tecumseh , had effected their landing two miles below ; and they imme- diately occupied the woods about a mile and a half on the left of the army ...
... position , three miles west of Detroit . The Indians , 600 in number , under the brave Tecumseh , had effected their landing two miles below ; and they imme- diately occupied the woods about a mile and a half on the left of the army ...
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... position , under the protection of a fort , mounting 33 pieces of ordnance , including nine 24 - pounders . General Hull , in his letter states , that the " whole effective force at his disposal did not exceed 800 men . " But effective ...
... position , under the protection of a fort , mounting 33 pieces of ordnance , including nine 24 - pounders . General Hull , in his letter states , that the " whole effective force at his disposal did not exceed 800 men . " But effective ...
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