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 639
... troops for protection against its own people , to consent to take steps to defend them . When raised , 300 of the Pennsylvanian contingent deserted within a month . But at length , after a war of extreme horror lasting fourteen months ...
... troops for protection against its own people , to consent to take steps to defend them . When raised , 300 of the Pennsylvanian contingent deserted within a month . But at length , after a war of extreme horror lasting fourteen months ...
Page 682
... troops for this purpose was none the less a blunder of the first magnitude . It " made reconciliation hopeless and the Declaration of Independence inevitable " . The presence of foreign troops made the Americans feel that they were ...
... troops for this purpose was none the less a blunder of the first magnitude . It " made reconciliation hopeless and the Declaration of Independence inevitable " . The presence of foreign troops made the Americans feel that they were ...
Page 723
... troops who might land anywhere , but again Washington held on dangerously long . After a fortnight's delay Howe passed his troops across the East River to Kipp's Bay , three miles above the city ( 15 September ) , having distracted his ...
... troops who might land anywhere , but again Washington held on dangerously long . After a fortnight's delay Howe passed his troops across the East River to Kipp's Bay , three miles above the city ( 15 September ) , having distracted his ...
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