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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... resolved , during the whole voyage , to deceive them in the reckoning ; and having this day sailed eighteen leagues , he pretended they had made no more than fifteen . On the fourteenth of September , they took notice of the variation ...
... resolved , during the whole voyage , to deceive them in the reckoning ; and having this day sailed eighteen leagues , he pretended they had made no more than fifteen . On the fourteenth of September , they took notice of the variation ...
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... resolved to keep right on his course , that the credit of his undertaking might not suffer by an idle compliance with their demands . Hereupon the men began to mutiny , and would probably have taken some des- perate measures , had not ...
... resolved to keep right on his course , that the credit of his undertaking might not suffer by an idle compliance with their demands . Hereupon the men began to mutiny , and would probably have taken some des- perate measures , had not ...
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... resolved to return to the Mississippi ; select a suitable village on its banks for a fortified post , establish himself there and build two vessels , in which some of his most confidential followers might descend the river , carry ...
... resolved to return to the Mississippi ; select a suitable village on its banks for a fortified post , establish himself there and build two vessels , in which some of his most confidential followers might descend the river , carry ...
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... resolved to build one , and constructed a brigantine fit for the passage ; but they laid in a slender stock of provisions , which , during the delay of a tedious calm , was entirely consumed . The last extremities of famine were ...
... resolved to build one , and constructed a brigantine fit for the passage ; but they laid in a slender stock of provisions , which , during the delay of a tedious calm , was entirely consumed . The last extremities of famine were ...
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... resolved to stop and settle . The fort of La Carolina was erected , and expeditions sent up the river , where small quantities of gold and silver were seen ; reports being also received as to the mountainous country in the interior ...
... resolved to stop and settle . The fort of La Carolina was erected , and expeditions sent up the river , where small quantities of gold and silver were seen ; reports being also received as to the mountainous country in the interior ...
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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