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... extreme activity in com- pleting all the preparations which might conduce to the success of the enterprise . Meanwhile , several ships arrived from England , bringing arms , munitions , and field equipage , in great abundance . General ...
... extreme activity in com- pleting all the preparations which might conduce to the success of the enterprise . Meanwhile , several ships arrived from England , bringing arms , munitions , and field equipage , in great abundance . General ...
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... extreme among these tribes , from their avidity to grasp the presents of the English , or from their innate thirst for blood and plunder , their remote as well as near nations poured forth their warriors in such abundance , that the ...
... extreme among these tribes , from their avidity to grasp the presents of the English , or from their innate thirst for blood and plunder , their remote as well as near nations poured forth their warriors in such abundance , that the ...
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... extreme backwardness to enlist under the banners of Congress , whether from a natural coldness , or because the policy of the English , or the persuasion of the American generals themselves , had given currency to an opinion that the ...
... extreme backwardness to enlist under the banners of Congress , whether from a natural coldness , or because the policy of the English , or the persuasion of the American generals themselves , had given currency to an opinion that the ...
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... extreme steepness of its ascent , and the savage irregularity of the ground on its summit and sides , would prevent the enemy from attempting to occupy it , at least with artillery . The defence of Ticonderoga was committed to the ...
... extreme steepness of its ascent , and the savage irregularity of the ground on its summit and sides , would prevent the enemy from attempting to occupy it , at least with artillery . The defence of Ticonderoga was committed to the ...
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... extreme rapi- dity in search of the enemy ; all was in movement at once upon land and water . By three in the afternoon , the van of the British squad- ron , composed of gun boats , came up with , and attacked the Ameri- can gallies ...
... extreme rapi- dity in search of the enemy ; all was in movement at once upon land and water . By three in the afternoon , the van of the British squad- ron , composed of gun boats , came up with , and attacked the Ameri- can gallies ...
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