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... corps had orders to take their quarters in the town . Meanwhile , it was given out , that the Bostonians would not suffer the soldiers to land . This menace , and especially the resolution of a general armament , inspired the commanders ...
... corps had orders to take their quarters in the town . Meanwhile , it was given out , that the Bostonians would not suffer the soldiers to land . This menace , and especially the resolution of a general armament , inspired the commanders ...
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... corps , was assailed by a young American , who ferociously split open his skull with an axe , and forced out the brains , for his sport . We dare not affirm the truth of this abominable fact ; although we find it related , as not ...
... corps , was assailed by a young American , who ferociously split open his skull with an axe , and forced out the brains , for his sport . We dare not affirm the truth of this abominable fact ; although we find it related , as not ...
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... corps , under the command of colonel Putnam , an old officer , who , in the two late wars , had often given proof of courage and intelligence . The other provinces were not slow in causing their standards to move , and , in a short time ...
... corps , under the command of colonel Putnam , an old officer , who , in the two late wars , had often given proof of courage and intelligence . The other provinces were not slow in causing their standards to move , and , in a short time ...
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... corps consisted of ten com- panies of grenadiers , as many of light infantry , and a proportionate artillery ; the whole under the command of major - general Howe , and brigadier - general Pigot . The troops , on landing , began to ...
... corps consisted of ten com- panies of grenadiers , as many of light infantry , and a proportionate artillery ; the whole under the command of major - general Howe , and brigadier - general Pigot . The troops , on landing , began to ...
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... corps ; the right , under the command of Ward , occupied Roxbury ; the left , conducted by Lee , defended Prospect Hill ; and the centre , which comprehended a select corps , destined for reserve , was stationed at Cambridge , where ...
... corps ; the right , under the command of Ward , occupied Roxbury ; the left , conducted by Lee , defended Prospect Hill ; and the centre , which comprehended a select corps , destined for reserve , was stationed at Cambridge , where ...
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