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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... head quarters of his enemy . The day prov- uncommonly warm , and the men , through excessive heat and want of provisions , were only enabled by night to reach Paucatuck river ; where the Narra- gansets began to manifest great fear , and ...
... head quarters of his enemy . The day prov- uncommonly warm , and the men , through excessive heat and want of provisions , were only enabled by night to reach Paucatuck river ; where the Narra- gansets began to manifest great fear , and ...
Page 32
... head of Mistick river . He found his men so much fatigued by their march through a pathless wilderness , with their provision , arms and ammunition , that this resolution appeared to be absolutely necessary . The little army accord ...
... head of Mistick river . He found his men so much fatigued by their march through a pathless wilderness , with their provision , arms and ammunition , that this resolution appeared to be absolutely necessary . The little army accord ...
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... heads ! and then with a hideous yell , pursued the English , as if with the determination to avenge the deaths of ... head ! ' The enemy finding at length that they discharged arrows in vain , and that the English appeared to be well ...
... heads ! and then with a hideous yell , pursued the English , as if with the determination to avenge the deaths of ... head ! ' The enemy finding at length that they discharged arrows in vain , and that the English appeared to be well ...
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... head . ' The English , on the 30th arrived Quinnipaik , ( now New - Haven ) where they were informed by a friendly Pequot , that the enemy were encamped in a swamp , a few miles to the westward . The troops pushed forward , and on the ...
... head . ' The English , on the 30th arrived Quinnipaik , ( now New - Haven ) where they were informed by a friendly Pequot , that the enemy were encamped in a swamp , a few miles to the westward . The troops pushed forward , and on the ...
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... One of the most resolute of them , walked boldly up to Capt Mason , with an uplifted tomahawk , and when about to give the fatal stroke , received a blow from the latter , who , with his cutlass , severed the head of 98 INDIAN WARS .
... One of the most resolute of them , walked boldly up to Capt Mason , with an uplifted tomahawk , and when about to give the fatal stroke , received a blow from the latter , who , with his cutlass , severed the head of 98 INDIAN WARS .
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