History of the Discovery of America: Of the Landing of Our Forefathers at Plymouth, and of Their Most Remarkable Engagements with the Indians in New-Englannd [!] from Their First Landing in 1620, Until the Final Subjugation of the Natives in 1679. To which is Annexed the Particulars of Almost Every Important Engagement with the Savages at the Westward to the Pesent Day. Including the Defeat of Generals Braddock, Harmer and St. Clair, by the Indians at the Westward; the Creek and Seminole War, &c |
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... Major M'Mahom , fahom , 147 CHAPTER XI . Depredations of the Indians on the frontiers , CHAPTER XII . Defeat of the Indians by Gen. Wayne , CHAPTER XIII . • 149 166 Gov. Harrison's engagement with the savages on the Wabash , 172 CHAPTER ...
... Major M'Mahom , fahom , 147 CHAPTER XI . Depredations of the Indians on the frontiers , CHAPTER XII . Defeat of the Indians by Gen. Wayne , CHAPTER XIII . • 149 166 Gov. Harrison's engagement with the savages on the Wabash , 172 CHAPTER ...
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... Major Savage , were collected and buried . The English arrived at Mount Hope about sun - set ; but the enemy receiving information of their ap- proach , had deserted their wigwams and retired into a neighboring wood , Major Savage , to ...
... Major Savage , were collected and buried . The English arrived at Mount Hope about sun - set ; but the enemy receiving information of their ap- proach , had deserted their wigwams and retired into a neighboring wood , Major Savage , to ...
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... Major Savage , near the borders of a swamp , into which it was strongly sus- pected that Philip with a number of his tribe had fled . This swamp was two miles in length , and to the Eng- lish inaccessible . Philip , who had been ...
... Major Savage , near the borders of a swamp , into which it was strongly sus- pected that Philip with a number of his tribe had fled . This swamp was two miles in length , and to the Eng- lish inaccessible . Philip , who had been ...
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... one house . which they strongly fortified . This house was furiously attacked by the savages and several times set on fire , and the besieged were on the point of surrendering , when Major Willard happily 46 INDIAN WARS .
... one house . which they strongly fortified . This house was furiously attacked by the savages and several times set on fire , and the besieged were on the point of surrendering , when Major Willard happily 46 INDIAN WARS .
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... Major Willard happily arrived to their relief . Between the English and the Indians , a desperate engagement now en- sued ; the former , by the express command of their officers , gave no quarter , but in a very heroic man- ner rushed ...
... Major Willard happily arrived to their relief . Between the English and the Indians , a desperate engagement now en- sued ; the former , by the express command of their officers , gave no quarter , but in a very heroic man- ner rushed ...
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