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... Fort Stanwix . It was intended , after the acquisition of this fortress , to occupy the ground which extends between the same and Fort Edward , situated upon the banks of the Hudson , with a view to intercept the retreat of the garrison ...
... Fort Stanwix . It was intended , after the acquisition of this fortress , to occupy the ground which extends between the same and Fort Edward , situated upon the banks of the Hudson , with a view to intercept the retreat of the garrison ...
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... Fort Edward , far from being able to bring him succour , had not even forces sufficient for his own defence . But here an objection presents itself which has never yet been satisfactorily answered . Since the American generals found ...
... Fort Edward , far from being able to bring him succour , had not even forces sufficient for his own defence . But here an objection presents itself which has never yet been satisfactorily answered . Since the American generals found ...
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... Fort Anne . Their loss was considerable ; for the batteaux they burnt were loaded with baggage , provisions and ... Edward . But being joined two days after at Manchester by the remains of the corps of colonel Warner , and having collected ...
... Fort Anne . Their loss was considerable ; for the batteaux they burnt were loaded with baggage , provisions and ... Edward . But being joined two days after at Manchester by the remains of the corps of colonel Warner , and having collected ...
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... Fort Anne , situated higher up towards the sources of Wood Creek . Colonel ... Edward on the river Hudson . General Schuyler was already in this place ... Fort Edward . After the arrival of these corps , and of the fugitives , who came in ...
... Fort Anne , situated higher up towards the sources of Wood Creek . Colonel ... Edward on the river Hudson . General Schuyler was already in this place ... Fort Edward . After the arrival of these corps , and of the fugitives , who came in ...
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Carlo Botta. determined even for batteaux . The country between Fort Anne and Fort Edward ( a distance of only sixteen miles ) is excessively rough and savage ; the ground is unequal , and broken with numerous creeks , and with wide and ...
Carlo Botta. determined even for batteaux . The country between Fort Anne and Fort Edward ( a distance of only sixteen miles ) is excessively rough and savage ; the ground is unequal , and broken with numerous creeks , and with wide and ...
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