The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Volumen 2Samuel Campbell, no. 124, Pearl-street, 1801 "The following work is not confined to the contest between Great Britain and the United States of America, but includes all the other parts of the war which originated from that contest. ... The form of letters, instead of chapters, is not altogether imaginary, as the author, from his arrival in America in 1770, maintained a correspondence with gentlemen in London, Rotterdam and Paris, answering in general to the prefixed dates."--Preface. |
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... gun seven feet long , now it was , that one of the regular ser- jeants came running on the stage , threw down his bayonet and called out lustily , " the Yankees are attacking Bunker's Hill . " They who were unacquainted with the farce ...
... gun seven feet long , now it was , that one of the regular ser- jeants came running on the stage , threw down his bayonet and called out lustily , " the Yankees are attacking Bunker's Hill . " They who were unacquainted with the farce ...
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... gun was fired , directly after which , scarcely leaving the Americans a mo- ment to prepare , the enemy with capt . M ... guns and shot bags , about 150 swords and dirks , and 1500 excellent rifles . The joy this conquest diffused among ...
... gun was fired , directly after which , scarcely leaving the Americans a mo- ment to prepare , the enemy with capt . M ... guns and shot bags , about 150 swords and dirks , and 1500 excellent rifles . The joy this conquest diffused among ...
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... guns , and two howitzers , tea swivels and forty - eight men , well found with all sorts of stores , arms , pow der , & c : On the 6th , about one in the morning , they fell in with his majesty's ship the Glasgow ( of twenty nine ...
... guns , and two howitzers , tea swivels and forty - eight men , well found with all sorts of stores , arms , pow der , & c : On the 6th , about one in the morning , they fell in with his majesty's ship the Glasgow ( of twenty nine ...
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... gun - powder - that they had made that and salt - petre - that the art of casting cannon had been carried to great perfection - that small arms had been made to as great a degree a degree of perfection as could be imagined - that 50 ...
... gun - powder - that they had made that and salt - petre - that the art of casting cannon had been carried to great perfection - that small arms had been made to as great a degree a degree of perfection as could be imagined - that 50 ...
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... guns , and the Martin sloop , with succours . They had , by the zeal and activity of the officers and crews , forced their way through the ice while the passage up the river was deemed almost impracticable . They had on board 1000 ...
... guns , and the Martin sloop , with succours . They had , by the zeal and activity of the officers and crews , forced their way through the ice while the passage up the river was deemed almost impracticable . They had on board 1000 ...
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