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... Hill , which , as its name denotes , com- manded a wide view over Boston and the surrounding country . Here Putnam had taken his position after the battle of Bunker's Hill , fortifying himself with works which he deemed impregnable ...
... Hill , which , as its name denotes , com- manded a wide view over Boston and the surrounding country . Here Putnam had taken his position after the battle of Bunker's Hill , fortifying himself with works which he deemed impregnable ...
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... hill . A furious cannonade was now opened by the British from fifteen or twenty pieces of artillery , placed on high ground opposite the hill ; under cover of which , the troops of General Leslie hastened to construct the bridge . In so ...
... hill . A furious cannonade was now opened by the British from fifteen or twenty pieces of artillery , placed on high ground opposite the hill ; under cover of which , the troops of General Leslie hastened to construct the bridge . In so ...
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... hill , came on , brandishing their sabres . At their first charge the militia gave a random , scattering fire , then broke , and fled in complete confu- sion . A brave stand was made on the summit of the hill by Haslet , Ritzema , and ...
... hill , came on , brandishing their sabres . At their first charge the militia gave a random , scattering fire , then broke , and fled in complete confu- sion . A brave stand was made on the summit of the hill by Haslet , Ritzema , and ...
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CHAPTER I | 23 |
Questions of Military Rank Popularity of Putnam Arrangements | 36 |
CHAPTER IV | 60 |
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