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... commenced . No one , assuredly , could pretend to govern that province with more prudence and firmness . He pos- sessed also an accurate knowledge of the country , as he had resided in Canada for several years , and had already made war ...
... commenced . No one , assuredly , could pretend to govern that province with more prudence and firmness . He pos- sessed also an accurate knowledge of the country , as he had resided in Canada for several years , and had already made war ...
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... commencing hostilities was near at hand , and dreading the consequences of the barbarity of the savages , which , besides the dishonor it reflected upon the British arms , might prove essentially prejudicial to the success of the ...
... commencing hostilities was near at hand , and dreading the consequences of the barbarity of the savages , which , besides the dishonor it reflected upon the British arms , might prove essentially prejudicial to the success of the ...
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... commenced under the most favorable auspices . But all at once a house which took fire on Mount Independence , roused by its glare of light the attention of the English , who immediately perceived all that had taken place . The Americans ...
... commenced under the most favorable auspices . But all at once a house which took fire on Mount Independence , roused by its glare of light the attention of the English , who immediately perceived all that had taken place . The Americans ...
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... commenced . There were fre- quent skirmishes , however , engaged in the course of the day ; but of little importance . Towards night , the obsequies of general Frazer were celebrated in the British camp ; a ceremony mournful of itself ...
... commenced . There were fre- quent skirmishes , however , engaged in the course of the day ; but of little importance . Towards night , the obsequies of general Frazer were celebrated in the British camp ; a ceremony mournful of itself ...
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... commenced the repair of the first bridge , when they were abandoned by the loyalists , who ran away , and left them to shift for themselves , only upon a very slight attack of an incon- siderable party of the enemy . Hence it became ...
... commenced the repair of the first bridge , when they were abandoned by the loyalists , who ran away , and left them to shift for themselves , only upon a very slight attack of an incon- siderable party of the enemy . Hence it became ...
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