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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... schooner Chippe- way . " The British loss on this occasion , including that of the royal Scots already given , amounted to 31 killed , 72 wounded , and nine missing . The American loss does not appear ; except where general Hall states ...
... schooner Chippe- way . " The British loss on this occasion , including that of the royal Scots already given , amounted to 31 killed , 72 wounded , and nine missing . The American loss does not appear ; except where general Hall states ...
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... schooners of the American fleet ; nor could they seek safety upon the lake , on account of the ice that surrounded them . The Americans , having good reason to fear an attack upon , ' had , by collecting troops and cutting away the ice ...
... schooners of the American fleet ; nor could they seek safety upon the lake , on account of the ice that surrounded them . The Americans , having good reason to fear an attack upon , ' had , by collecting troops and cutting away the ice ...
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... schooner Surveyor - Noble conduct of lieutenant Cririe of the Narcissus Arrival of troops in the Chesapeake -Affair between H.M.S. Junon and 15 American gun- boats - Open preparations for attacking Craney Island - Correspondent ...
... schooner Surveyor - Noble conduct of lieutenant Cririe of the Narcissus Arrival of troops in the Chesapeake -Affair between H.M.S. Junon and 15 American gun- boats - Open preparations for attacking Craney Island - Correspondent ...
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... schooners , lying at the mouth of the Rappa- hannock river . The breeze failing , the capture of the whole four was effected by five British boats , under the orders of lieutenant ( now cap- tain ) James Polkinghorne , of the St ...
... schooners , lying at the mouth of the Rappa- hannock river . The breeze failing , the capture of the whole four was effected by five British boats , under the orders of lieutenant ( now cap- tain ) James Polkinghorne , of the St ...
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... schooners , to penetrate the rivers at the head of the bay , and endeavour to cut off the enemy's supplies ; as well as to destroy his foundries , stores , and public works ; particu- larly a depĂ´t of flour , military and other stores ...
... schooners , to penetrate the rivers at the head of the bay , and endeavour to cut off the enemy's supplies ; as well as to destroy his foundries , stores , and public works ; particu- larly a depĂ´t of flour , military and other stores ...
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18-pounders 24-pounders 6-pounder advance aide de camp American amounted arms army arrived attack bank battalion battery Bladensburg boats brigade British capture carronades Chippeway colonel column command commenced commodore corps creek destroyed detachment division dragoons Drummond enemy enemy's ensign fire flank fleet flotilla force Fort-Erie Fort-George frigates gallant garrison gun-boats guns honor Indians infantry inhabitants island killed and wounded La Colle mill lake landed letter lieutenant lieutenant-colonel light company loss Louisiana major major-general marines ment miles militia missing morning naval Niagara night o'clock O'Connor officers Orleans party piquets Plattsburg position possession prisoners rank and file rear rear-admiral rear-admiral Cockburn retired retreat Riall river road royal artillery royal marines royal Scots Sackett's Harbor says schooner seamen serjeants severely ships shore shot Sketches sloop squadron subalterns Thomson tion town troops United Upper Canada vessels volunteers Watteville's whole Wilkinson's Mem woods