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... army . Battle between Burgoyne and Gates . Second battle still more sanguinary . Burgoyne in extremity . He surrenders . Generosity of Gates . Ravages committed by the royal troops . The republicans prepare to oppose sir William Howe ...
... army . Battle between Burgoyne and Gates . Second battle still more sanguinary . Burgoyne in extremity . He surrenders . Generosity of Gates . Ravages committed by the royal troops . The republicans prepare to oppose sir William Howe ...
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... British con- voy . Siege of Gibraltar . Parties in Holland . Secret treaty ... army . Battle of Camb- den between Gates and Cornwallis . Bloody executions ... army of Pennsylvania . Battle of Hobkirk . Battle of Eutaw Springs , and end of ...
... British con- voy . Siege of Gibraltar . Parties in Holland . Secret treaty ... army . Battle of Camb- den between Gates and Cornwallis . Bloody executions ... army of Pennsylvania . Battle of Hobkirk . Battle of Eutaw Springs , and end of ...
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... British and German troops , amounted to upwards of seven thousand men ... army of Burgoyne was to be joined by two thousand Canadians , including ... army , many others were called upon to scour the woods in the frontiers , and to occupy ...
... British and German troops , amounted to upwards of seven thousand men ... army of Burgoyne was to be joined by two thousand Canadians , including ... army , many others were called upon to scour the woods in the frontiers , and to occupy ...
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... British generals became apprehensive that their numbers might render them rather a clog than any real addition of strength to the army . They hastened therefore to dismiss such as appeared the least proper for war , or the most cruel or ...
... British generals became apprehensive that their numbers might render them rather a clog than any real addition of strength to the army . They hastened therefore to dismiss such as appeared the least proper for war , or the most cruel or ...
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... army to advance a step further , was of course the first object of its operations . Art had added to the natural strength of Ticonderoga , and the unfortunate issue of the attempt made upon it by the British in 1758 , when occupied by ...
... army to advance a step further , was of course the first object of its operations . Art had added to the natural strength of Ticonderoga , and the unfortunate issue of the attempt made upon it by the British in 1758 , when occupied by ...
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