The United States of America: Their History from the Earliest Period; Their Industry, Commerce, Banking Transactions, and National Works; Their Institutions and Character, Political, Social, and Literary: with a Survey of the Territory, and Remarks on the Prospects and Plans of Emigrants, Band 2Oliver & Boyd, 1844 |
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... Losses in Canada - Successes at Sea - Causes - In- ternal Dissensions - Various Operations in Canada - British Fleet ... Loss -British reimbark - Embarrassments of the American Go- vernment - A Treaty opened - Commissioners meet at Ghent ...
... Losses in Canada - Successes at Sea - Causes - In- ternal Dissensions - Various Operations in Canada - British Fleet ... Loss -British reimbark - Embarrassments of the American Go- vernment - A Treaty opened - Commissioners meet at Ghent ...
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... loss of 1500 men , while he would have been sure by manoeuvring to dislodge them . Yet , considering their state of confusion and dismay , the estimate of loss was probably overrated , and it was of vast importance to have made the blow ...
... loss of 1500 men , while he would have been sure by manoeuvring to dislodge them . Yet , considering their state of confusion and dismay , the estimate of loss was probably overrated , and it was of vast importance to have made the blow ...
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... loss of only about 300 prisoners ; but they left behind them a large quan- tity of artillery , stores , and camp equipage , the want of which was most sensibly felt . + The British army now entered on the peaceable occupation of New ...
... loss of only about 300 prisoners ; but they left behind them a large quan- tity of artillery , stores , and camp equipage , the want of which was most sensibly felt . + The British army now entered on the peaceable occupation of New ...
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... loss nearly as heavy as at the battle on Long Island ; while the royal army had 800 killed and wounded . Cornwallis immediately landed with a strong force on the Jersey shore , when the enemy found it necessary , in great haste , to ...
... loss nearly as heavy as at the battle on Long Island ; while the royal army had 800 killed and wounded . Cornwallis immediately landed with a strong force on the Jersey shore , when the enemy found it necessary , in great haste , to ...
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... loss . He formed a bold design : breaking up silently in the night , he moved round the British right , and advanced rapidly upon Brunswick , where their chief magazines were lodged . He might seem- ingly have succeeded , had he not ...
... loss . He formed a bold design : breaking up silently in the night , he moved round the British right , and advanced rapidly upon Brunswick , where their chief magazines were lodged . He might seem- ingly have succeeded , had he not ...
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