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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... army sufficient , in his conception , to subjugate this country ; and through the conquest of Great Britain he hoped to realize his project of uni- versal empire . ( 6 By the adoption of an enlarged and provi dent system of internal ...
... army sufficient , in his conception , to subjugate this country ; and through the conquest of Great Britain he hoped to realize his project of uni- versal empire . ( 6 By the adoption of an enlarged and provi dent system of internal ...
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... army , 2,500 strong , arrived at Detroit on the 5th of July , to be in readiness for the contem- plated invasion . Every preparation having been made , not emitting a proclamation to the Canadians , * sent purposely from Washington ...
... army , 2,500 strong , arrived at Detroit on the 5th of July , to be in readiness for the contem- plated invasion . Every preparation having been made , not emitting a proclamation to the Canadians , * sent purposely from Washington ...
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... army . Instead of proceeding against Amherstburg , which would have fallen an easy prey to so powerful a force , and proved an important ac- quisition to the American cause , general Hull remained in the neighbourhood of Sandwich ...
... army . Instead of proceeding against Amherstburg , which would have fallen an easy prey to so powerful a force , and proved an important ac- quisition to the American cause , general Hull remained in the neighbourhood of Sandwich ...
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... army , despatched major Vanhorne , with 200 men , † to meet and escort the reinforcement to its destination . Fortunately , the major encoun- tered , on his second day's march , near Browns- town , 70 Indians , under the brave Tecumseh ...
... army , despatched major Vanhorne , with 200 men , † to meet and escort the reinforcement to its destination . Fortunately , the major encoun- tered , on his second day's march , near Browns- town , 70 Indians , under the brave Tecumseh ...
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... army , except 250 infantry and a corps of artillerists , left in a small fortress on the banks a little below De- troit , re - crossed the river during the night of the 7th of August , and , by day - break next morning , were safely ...
... army , except 250 infantry and a corps of artillerists , left in a small fortress on the banks a little below De- troit , re - crossed the river during the night of the 7th of August , and , by day - break next morning , were safely ...
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