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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... command his feelings , may , upon unravelling any design of marked atrocity , have been betrayed into a warmth of expression below the dignity of an historical subject . To the general reader , in that case , some apology is due : as to ...
... command his feelings , may , upon unravelling any design of marked atrocity , have been betrayed into a warmth of expression below the dignity of an historical subject . To the general reader , in that case , some apology is due : as to ...
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... command of colonel M'Ar- thur , returned to the ground abandoned by colonel Cass ; but who , with 100 men , soon after- wards joined M'Arthur's detachment . * Of a small look - out party of the 41st regiment , sent across the very ...
... command of colonel M'Ar- thur , returned to the ground abandoned by colonel Cass ; but who , with 100 men , soon after- wards joined M'Arthur's detachment . * Of a small look - out party of the 41st regiment , sent across the very ...
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... command of captain Brush , were waiting at the river Raisin , 36 miles off , with a quantity of provisions for the army , despatched major Vanhorne , with 200 men , † to meet and escort the reinforcement to its destination . Fortunately ...
... command of captain Brush , were waiting at the river Raisin , 36 miles off , with a quantity of provisions for the army , despatched major Vanhorne , with 200 men , † to meet and escort the reinforcement to its destination . Fortunately ...
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... command to " 150 men , " says : " To the Americans the odds were fearful , but , after an obstinate resistance , they succeeded in making an orderly retreat . " Here is confusion ! 66 Among the numerous anecdotes which contri- bute to ...
... command to " 150 men , " says : " To the Americans the odds were fearful , but , after an obstinate resistance , they succeeded in making an orderly retreat . " Here is confusion ! 66 Among the numerous anecdotes which contri- bute to ...
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... command of lieutenant - colonel Miller , accompanied by a detachment of artillery with two six - pounders , were immediately sent upon that service . Upon the lieutenant - colonel's arrival at Maguaga , * App . No. 5. 1 Sketches of the ...
... command of lieutenant - colonel Miller , accompanied by a detachment of artillery with two six - pounders , were immediately sent upon that service . Upon the lieutenant - colonel's arrival at Maguaga , * App . No. 5. 1 Sketches of the ...
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