Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 8Harper, 1902 |
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... eral opened his batteries against the cas- tle , and , at the same time , threw a num- ber of bombshells into the town . The fire was returned with spirit from the castle and armed ships , but the distance was so great that very little ...
... eral opened his batteries against the cas- tle , and , at the same time , threw a num- ber of bombshells into the town . The fire was returned with spirit from the castle and armed ships , but the distance was so great that very little ...
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... eral Brown and Commander Woolsey , of the Oneida , were vested with ample power to provide for the defence of that frontier . Colonel Benedict , of St. Lawrence county , was ordered to guard the region from Og- densburg to ST . REGIS ...
... eral Brown and Commander Woolsey , of the Oneida , were vested with ample power to provide for the defence of that frontier . Colonel Benedict , of St. Lawrence county , was ordered to guard the region from Og- densburg to ST . REGIS ...
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... eral Duffield's brigade , composed of the kins , who had crossed the stream and 33d and 34th Michigan and a Massachu- formed on the right of the division . The setts regiment , was ordered to assault 2d and 10th Infantry , Col. E. P. ...
... eral Duffield's brigade , composed of the kins , who had crossed the stream and 33d and 34th Michigan and a Massachu- formed on the right of the division . The setts regiment , was ordered to assault 2d and 10th Infantry , Col. E. P. ...
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... eral Stevens the left , and the centre was composed of North Carolinians , under Colonel Caswell . A second line was form- ed by the 1st Maryland Brigade , led by General Smallwood . The American artil- lery opened the battle . This ...
... eral Stevens the left , and the centre was composed of North Carolinians , under Colonel Caswell . A second line was form- ed by the 1st Maryland Brigade , led by General Smallwood . The American artil- lery opened the battle . This ...
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... eral manager of the affairs of the commis- sion . Its seal bore the name and date of creation of the commission ; also a shield bearing the figure of Mercy , winged , with the symbol of Christianity upon her bosom and a cup of ...
... eral manager of the affairs of the commis- sion . Its seal bore the name and date of creation of the commission ; also a shield bearing the figure of Mercy , winged , with the symbol of Christianity upon her bosom and a cup of ...
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