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... Clinton , in whose energy and courage he had great confi- dence , to rouse up the men of New York . He sug- gested the points of attack , and at every moment advised and counselled and watched , holding all the while a firm grip on Howe ...
... Clinton , in whose energy and courage he had great confi- dence , to rouse up the men of New York . He sug- gested the points of attack , and at every moment advised and counselled and watched , holding all the while a firm grip on Howe ...
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... Clinton made a brief burning and plundering raid up the river , and the northern in- vasion , which really had meaning , was left to its fate . It was a hard fate , but there was no escape . Outnumbered , beaten , and caught , Burgoyne ...
... Clinton made a brief burning and plundering raid up the river , and the northern in- vasion , which really had meaning , was left to its fate . It was a hard fate , but there was no escape . Outnumbered , beaten , and caught , Burgoyne ...
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... Clinton relieved Sir William Howe at Phi- ladelphia , and the latter took his departure in a blaze of mock glory and resplendent millinery , known as the Mischianza , a fit close to a career of failure , which he was too dull to ...
... Clinton relieved Sir William Howe at Phi- ladelphia , and the latter took his departure in a blaze of mock glory and resplendent millinery , known as the Mischianza , a fit close to a career of failure , which he was too dull to ...
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... Clinton actually had marched , he broke camp at Valley Forge and started in pursuit . There were more councils of an old - womanish character , but finally Washington took the matter into his own hands , and ordered forth a strong ...
... Clinton actually had marched , he broke camp at Valley Forge and started in pursuit . There were more councils of an old - womanish character , but finally Washington took the matter into his own hands , and ordered forth a strong ...
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... Clinton to get his baggage and train to the front , and to mass all his best troops in the rear under Cornwallis , who then advanced against the Ameri- can lines . Now there were no orders at all , and the troops did not know what to do ...
... Clinton to get his baggage and train to the front , and to mass all his best troops in the rear under Cornwallis , who then advanced against the Ameri- can lines . Now there were no orders at all , and the troops did not know what to do ...
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