The Anglo-American Magazine, 3. köideMaclear., 1853 |
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... river , for the crossing of which , that enemy possessed every facility . He had a line of thirty - six miles to guard , and his whole force was con- In his letter of October 8th , to General Dear- siderably less than one thousand men ...
... river , for the crossing of which , that enemy possessed every facility . He had a line of thirty - six miles to guard , and his whole force was con- In his letter of October 8th , to General Dear- siderably less than one thousand men ...
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... river failure of the attack on Queenston is not to be here , and carry the heights of Queenston . attributed to any want of troops , nor must it Should we succeed , we shall effect a great dis - be considered as a hastily devised plan ...
... river failure of the attack on Queenston is not to be here , and carry the heights of Queenston . attributed to any want of troops , nor must it Should we succeed , we shall effect a great dis - be considered as a hastily devised plan ...
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... river , and secure the victory won ; one - third would do it , he assured them . But neither reason , order , persuasion , nor shame had any effect . " " Fifteen hundred able - bodied men , " says Gen. Armstrong , " well armed and ...
... river , and secure the victory won ; one - third would do it , he assured them . But neither reason , order , persuasion , nor shame had any effect . " " Fifteen hundred able - bodied men , " says Gen. Armstrong , " well armed and ...
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... 'clock on the morning of the 11th , by the heights . To avoid any embarrassment in crossing the river , ( which is here a sheet of violent were wounded , bravely contending at the head of their 12 HISTORY OF THE WAR OF 1812 .
... 'clock on the morning of the 11th , by the heights . To avoid any embarrassment in crossing the river , ( which is here a sheet of violent were wounded , bravely contending at the head of their 12 HISTORY OF THE WAR OF 1812 .
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... river ; and there , in the most extraordinary manner , fastened his boat to the shore , and abandoned the detachment . In this front boat he had carried nearly all the oars , which were prepared for the boats . In this agonizing dilemma ...
... river ; and there , in the most extraordinary manner , fastened his boat to the shore , and abandoned the detachment . In this front boat he had carried nearly all the oars , which were prepared for the boats . In this agonizing dilemma ...
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