The Pictorial History of the American Revolution: With a Sketch of the Early History of the Country, the Constitution of the United States, and a Chronological IndexJ.S. Redfield, 1845 - 432 Seiten |
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... prepared to struggle in support of this truth ; to pour out their blood in its defence ; and to die , if necessary , in a sacred contest for liberty . The war began : a mother - country , unwilling to yield up a prosperous foreign ...
... prepared to struggle in support of this truth ; to pour out their blood in its defence ; and to die , if necessary , in a sacred contest for liberty . The war began : a mother - country , unwilling to yield up a prosperous foreign ...
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... preparing to go on board , they descried on the sandy beach three hillocks , which , on a near approach , were found ... prepare for your departure as soon as possible , but me ye shall bring to the promontory where I thought it good to ...
... preparing to go on board , they descried on the sandy beach three hillocks , which , on a near approach , were found ... prepare for your departure as soon as possible , but me ye shall bring to the promontory where I thought it good to ...
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... prepare for execution , he sent a manly and affecting letter to his wife , from which the following is an extract : — " When I am gone , no doubt you shall be sought to by many , for the world thinks I was very rich . But take heed of ...
... prepare for execution , he sent a manly and affecting letter to his wife , from which the following is an extract : — " When I am gone , no doubt you shall be sought to by many , for the world thinks I was very rich . But take heed of ...
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... preparing a code of " orders and instructions , " a proceeding , as Mr. Chalmers observes , decidedly unconstitutional , but controverted by no one . colonists and their posterity were declared English subjects , yet were invested with ...
... preparing a code of " orders and instructions , " a proceeding , as Mr. Chalmers observes , decidedly unconstitutional , but controverted by no one . colonists and their posterity were declared English subjects , yet were invested with ...
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... prepared ; but a still harder task remained , that of hew- ing down the forest which covered the whole of it . By an unhappy arrange- ment , all the produce for the first five years was to be in common , and distribu- ted by the council ...
... prepared ; but a still harder task remained , that of hew- ing down the forest which covered the whole of it . By an unhappy arrange- ment , all the produce for the first five years was to be in common , and distribu- ted by the council ...
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afterward alarm American army appeared appointed arms Arnold arrived artillery assembly attack attempt baggage battle began boats body Boston Britain British army Burgoyne camp Captain carried Charleston coast Colonel colonies colonists command congress Cornwallis Count d'Estaing D'Estaing defence Delaware despatched detachment enemy engaged England expedition fire fleet force Fort Edward French garrison Georgia governor Hill hostile Hudson Indians inhabitants Island joined killed king Lake Lake Champlain Lake George land Lord Lord Cornwallis Lord Dunmore marched measures miles military militia morning night North North river officers parliament party passed Philadelphia possession prisoners proceeded province provisions reached rear received regiment reinforcements resolved retreat returned river royal sailed savages Savannah sent settlement settlers ships side Sir Henry Clinton Skenesborough soldiers soon South Carolina Sullivan's Island surrender Ticonderoga tion took town troops vessels Virginia voyage Washington woods wounded York