The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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... attack on one of the English forts . Matters became more serious when both sides attempted to strengthen their position by enlisting native support . Neither was , however , strong enough to undertake any formidable attack until ...
... attack on one of the English forts . Matters became more serious when both sides attempted to strengthen their position by enlisting native support . Neither was , however , strong enough to undertake any formidable attack until ...
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... attack could hardly have been withstood for want of cartridges.2 The royal troops , however , were in scarcely better case , and the ubiquitous American privateers assisted Washington appreciably by intercepting Howe's storeships . The ...
... attack could hardly have been withstood for want of cartridges.2 The royal troops , however , were in scarcely better case , and the ubiquitous American privateers assisted Washington appreciably by intercepting Howe's storeships . The ...
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... attack began by the British landing on Long Island on 22 August . Five days later Howe attacked the wooded heights which covered the approaches to the Brooklyn lines , his main body making a wide turning movement round the American left ...
... attack began by the British landing on Long Island on 22 August . Five days later Howe attacked the wooded heights which covered the approaches to the Brooklyn lines , his main body making a wide turning movement round the American left ...
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