The British Quarterly Review, 30. köideHenry Allon Hodder and Stoughton, 1859 |
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... army . Thus the first success , so important in civil war , was , on the whole , on the side of the colonists ; and , in this state of things , both parties became aware that a tedious and bloody strife was commencing . In the winter of ...
... army . Thus the first success , so important in civil war , was , on the whole , on the side of the colonists ; and , in this state of things , both parties became aware that a tedious and bloody strife was commencing . In the winter of ...
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... army at Halifax , which , with the sea as its base of operations , was in- tended to recapture New York , to overrun the Jerseys , and , if possible , to extinguish the Congress at Philadelphia . For the latter purpose General Clinton ...
... army at Halifax , which , with the sea as its base of operations , was in- tended to recapture New York , to overrun the Jerseys , and , if possible , to extinguish the Congress at Philadelphia . For the latter purpose General Clinton ...
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... army of the Commander - in - Chief . In this unsatisfactory manner , says Mr. Ross , commenced Lord Cornwallis's American cam- paigns , ' The attack upon the Northern provinces was at first more suc- cessful , but ultimately it failed ...
... army of the Commander - in - Chief . In this unsatisfactory manner , says Mr. Ross , commenced Lord Cornwallis's American cam- paigns , ' The attack upon the Northern provinces was at first more suc- cessful , but ultimately it failed ...
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... army in the unfortunate affair of Saratoga . In the month of June Sir William , with 30,000 men under his orders , recommenced offensive operations with the object of recovering the Jerseys , and of accomplishing the cap- ture of ...
... army in the unfortunate affair of Saratoga . In the month of June Sir William , with 30,000 men under his orders , recommenced offensive operations with the object of recovering the Jerseys , and of accomplishing the cap- ture of ...
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... army had surrendered to an army of half - disciplined irregulars , and the conquest of America appeared as remote as ever . The Court of Versailles , which , from the first , had secretly aided the rebels , seized this opportunity of ...
... army had surrendered to an army of half - disciplined irregulars , and the conquest of America appeared as remote as ever . The Court of Versailles , which , from the first , had secretly aided the rebels , seized this opportunity of ...
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