The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Volume 3Books for Libraries Press, 1969 - United States |
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... garrifon to feek cover in the fort . Col. Smith , after having de- fended it from the latter end of September , till the 11th of November , a few days excepted , was wounded by a spent cannon fhot , and greatly bruited by the bricks it ...
... garrifon to feek cover in the fort . Col. Smith , after having de- fended it from the latter end of September , till the 11th of November , a few days excepted , was wounded by a spent cannon fhot , and greatly bruited by the bricks it ...
Page 356
... garrifon . But neither army fired a gun for fome time . Both feemed to dread the confequences of an affault , and to wish for a continuance of the truce , and a reconfideration of the propofed articles . At nine , firing commenced from ...
... garrifon . But neither army fired a gun for fome time . Both feemed to dread the confequences of an affault , and to wish for a continuance of the truce , and a reconfideration of the propofed articles . At nine , firing commenced from ...
Page 433
... garrifon . His intentions being dif- covered , both posts were abandoned with fome precipi- tation on the 11th , the officers fearing either that their 11 march to Camden would be intercepted , or that they fhould be attacked on their ...
... garrifon . His intentions being dif- covered , both posts were abandoned with fome precipi- tation on the 11th , the officers fearing either that their 11 march to Camden would be intercepted , or that they fhould be attacked on their ...
Contents
P 153 | 1 |
Howe p 3 Mudifland p 4reduced p 8 The | 11 |
their diftrefs p 12 Complaints of prifoners being illufed | 18 |
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