History of the Late War, Between the United States and Great Britain: Containing an Accurate Account on the Most Important Engagements by Sea and Land. Interspersed with Interesting Geographical Sketches of Those Parts of the Country where the Principal Battles Were Fought |
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... soon after our commercial enterprise began to spread its wings , it was found that our seamen were ex- posed to be taken on the high seas , from underneath the flag of their country , and dragged on board the British men of war , where ...
... soon after our commercial enterprise began to spread its wings , it was found that our seamen were ex- posed to be taken on the high seas , from underneath the flag of their country , and dragged on board the British men of war , where ...
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... appealing to superstitious fears , the other commanding respect , and exciting awe , were soon found to be useful tools in the hands of the British . There is no nation on earth which possesses less of 12 HISTORY OF THE WAR .
... appealing to superstitious fears , the other commanding respect , and exciting awe , were soon found to be useful tools in the hands of the British . There is no nation on earth which possesses less of 12 HISTORY OF THE WAR .
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... soon after induced the Governor to call to his aid the 4th Regt . of U. S. infantry , under Col. Boyd , and a body of volunteer militia from Kentucky , besides a small body of militia of Indiana . With these he pro- ceeded up the Wabash ...
... soon after induced the Governor to call to his aid the 4th Regt . of U. S. infantry , under Col. Boyd , and a body of volunteer militia from Kentucky , besides a small body of militia of Indiana . With these he pro- ceeded up the Wabash ...
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... soon after sued for peace , which was granted . But through the instigation of the British , the Prophet and Tecumseh soon after renewed hostilities , by murdering several families on the frontiers . The war which was about to break ...
... soon after sued for peace , which was granted . But through the instigation of the British , the Prophet and Tecumseh soon after renewed hostilities , by murdering several families on the frontiers . The war which was about to break ...
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... soon disappear from the ocean . But Pro- vidence has decreed , that the keenest disappointments shall ever attend the boastful and vain glorious . The Americans looked to Canada as the vulnerable part of Great Britain . Whatever ...
... soon disappear from the ocean . But Pro- vidence has decreed , that the keenest disappointments shall ever attend the boastful and vain glorious . The Americans looked to Canada as the vulnerable part of Great Britain . Whatever ...
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