The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution ; Or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence, Volume 2 |
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... thousand men , while that of the British did not much exceed five thousand fit for duty . Many of them were sick with various diseases , and the small - pox was making terrible havoc in the enemy's camp . Re - enforcements from Ireland ...
... thousand men , while that of the British did not much exceed five thousand fit for duty . Many of them were sick with various diseases , and the small - pox was making terrible havoc in the enemy's camp . Re - enforcements from Ireland ...
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... thousand four hundred men were ordered to embark in transports , rendezvous at Castle William , and , under the gallant Earl Percy , make an attack that night upon the rebel works . " Wash- ington was made acquainted with this movement ...
... thousand four hundred men were ordered to embark in transports , rendezvous at Castle William , and , under the gallant Earl Percy , make an attack that night upon the rebel works . " Wash- ington was made acquainted with this movement ...
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... thousand . Loyalists , classed as follows , were more than one thousand in number : 132 who had held official stations , 18 clergymen ; 105 persons from the country ; 213 merchants ; 382 farmers , traders , and mechanics : total 924 ...
... thousand . Loyalists , classed as follows , were more than one thousand in number : 132 who had held official stations , 18 clergymen ; 105 persons from the country ; 213 merchants ; 382 farmers , traders , and mechanics : total 924 ...
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... thousand effective men enrolled for military service , and four thousand minute men ; that the Pennsylvanians perfectly understood the art of making gunpowder ; that the art of cast- ing cannon had been carried to great perfection in ...
... thousand effective men enrolled for military service , and four thousand minute men ; that the Pennsylvanians perfectly understood the art of making gunpowder ; that the art of cast- ing cannon had been carried to great perfection in ...
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... thousand men , and that eighty ships should be employed on the American sta- tion . The land forces necessary were estimated at twenty - five thousand men . The king , as Elector of Hanover , controlled the troops of that little kingdom ...
... thousand men , and that eighty ships should be employed on the American sta- tion . The land forces necessary were estimated at twenty - five thousand men . The king , as Elector of Hanover , controlled the troops of that little kingdom ...
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