A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our HistoryJ. W. Campbell, 1813 - 310 páginas |
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... killed one and wounded seventeen of the English . This at- tack showed them the necessity of union among themselves , and more vigilance to- wards their enemies . Hitherto they had been distracted by do- mestic feuds , the constant ...
... killed one and wounded seventeen of the English . This at- tack showed them the necessity of union among themselves , and more vigilance to- wards their enemies . Hitherto they had been distracted by do- mestic feuds , the constant ...
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... killing them , soon overtook Smith , whom after a long and obstinate resistance they took prisoner . During the fight he killed three of his assailants with his musket , and would have made good his retreat to the canoe , had not the ...
... killing them , soon overtook Smith , whom after a long and obstinate resistance they took prisoner . During the fight he killed three of his assailants with his musket , and would have made good his retreat to the canoe , had not the ...
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... killed . The affairs of Virginia at this period afford little worthy of record . The royal government was re - established in the mother country , and the colony in Virginia felt much joy at the re- storation , notwithstanding their ...
... killed . The affairs of Virginia at this period afford little worthy of record . The royal government was re - established in the mother country , and the colony in Virginia felt much joy at the re- storation , notwithstanding their ...
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... killed in the engagement . The loyalists embarked next night on board their vessels , taking with them whatever was most valuable ; and dropping down the river , came to anchor out of reach of the batteries on the island . Finding that ...
... killed in the engagement . The loyalists embarked next night on board their vessels , taking with them whatever was most valuable ; and dropping down the river , came to anchor out of reach of the batteries on the island . Finding that ...
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... killed , and the detachment , with the exception of one man who escaped , were made prisoners . At length the main body of the troops ar- rived at the Great Meadows , and being rein forced by two companies of regulars from South ...
... killed , and the detachment , with the exception of one man who escaped , were made prisoners . At length the main body of the troops ar- rived at the Great Meadows , and being rein forced by two companies of regulars from South ...
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