The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 457
... 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 ...
Page 514
... attack on Placentia , that nest of French privateers in Newfoundland , but Phipps , having prorogued the Massachusetts Assembly , pleaded inability . Conse- quently the fleet , still being sickly , was too weak to attack Placentia and ...
... attack on Placentia , that nest of French privateers in Newfoundland , but Phipps , having prorogued the Massachusetts Assembly , pleaded inability . Conse- quently the fleet , still being sickly , was too weak to attack Placentia and ...
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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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