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... fought and fought well , he wrote to George Fairfax in England : " Unhappy it is to reflect that a brother's sword has been sheathed in a brother's breast , and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be ...
... fought and fought well , he wrote to George Fairfax in England : " Unhappy it is to reflect that a brother's sword has been sheathed in a brother's breast , and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be ...
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... fought . He restated his case calmly and coolly , as before , informed Gage that he had investigated the counter - charge of cruelty and found it without any foundation , and then continued : " You advise me to give free operation to ...
... fought . He restated his case calmly and coolly , as before , informed Gage that he had investigated the counter - charge of cruelty and found it without any foundation , and then continued : " You advise me to give free operation to ...
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... fought out to the bitter end , and must bring either subjugation or complete indepen- dence . He wrote in February : " With respect to myself , I have never entertained an idea of an ac- commodation , since I heard of the measures which ...
... fought out to the bitter end , and must bring either subjugation or complete indepen- dence . He wrote in February : " With respect to myself , I have never entertained an idea of an ac- commodation , since I heard of the measures which ...
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... fought a successful battle , they had had the American army in their grasp , and now all was over . The victory had melted away , and , as a grand result , they had a few hundred prisoners , a stray boat with three camp - followers ...
... fought a successful battle , they had had the American army in their grasp , and now all was over . The victory had melted away , and , as a grand result , they had a few hundred prisoners , a stray boat with three camp - followers ...
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... fought , in which the British were repulsed , and great bravery was shown by the Connecticut and Virginia troops , the two commanding officers being killed . This affair , which was the first gleam of success , encouraged the troops ...
... fought , in which the British were repulsed , and great bravery was shown by the Connecticut and Virginia troops , the two commanding officers being killed . This affair , which was the first gleam of success , encouraged the troops ...
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