The Life of George Washington,: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Tập 3C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... island .... British fleet come up the Chesapeak and land an army under sir William Howe at Elk river .... General Wash- ington advances to Brandywine .... Lord Cornwallis at- tacks Maxwell's corps and compels them to retreat .... The ...
... island .... British fleet come up the Chesapeak and land an army under sir William Howe at Elk river .... General Wash- ington advances to Brandywine .... Lord Cornwallis at- tacks Maxwell's corps and compels them to retreat .... The ...
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... Island , and arrives off Newport .... Sails to attack lord Howe , who appears off Rhode Island .... General Sullivan lays siege to Newport .... Both fleets dispersed by a storm .... D'Estaing returns to Newport , and against the ...
... Island , and arrives off Newport .... Sails to attack lord Howe , who appears off Rhode Island .... General Sullivan lays siege to Newport .... Both fleets dispersed by a storm .... D'Estaing returns to Newport , and against the ...
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... island of Valicour , and the west- ern main . Notwithstanding the vast disparity of force , a warm action ensued . An unfavourable wind kept the Inflexible , and some others of the largest vessels of the hostile fleet , at too great a ...
... island of Valicour , and the west- ern main . Notwithstanding the vast disparity of force , a warm action ensued . An unfavourable wind kept the Inflexible , and some others of the largest vessels of the hostile fleet , at too great a ...
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... Island . The land forces , amounting to about three thousand men , were commanded by general sir Henry Clinton , and the fleet to be employed in this service , was intrusted to sir Peter Parker . They sailed from New York about the last ...
... Island . The land forces , amounting to about three thousand men , were commanded by general sir Henry Clinton , and the fleet to be employed in this service , was intrusted to sir Peter Parker . They sailed from New York about the last ...
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... Island . Independent of this temporary effect , the English derived permanent advantage , and the Americans sustained lasting inconvenience from the possession of this post by the former . The American ships of war and privateers had ...
... Island . Independent of this temporary effect , the English derived permanent advantage , and the Americans sustained lasting inconvenience from the possession of this post by the former . The American ships of war and privateers had ...
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