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... side in this war . He told us he was a Hanoverian born ; called the King of England nothing but the Elector of Hanover , and spoke of him so contemptu- ously that his garrulity became intolerable . We answered that we had not come to ...
... side in this war . He told us he was a Hanoverian born ; called the King of England nothing but the Elector of Hanover , and spoke of him so contemptu- ously that his garrulity became intolerable . We answered that we had not come to ...
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Washington Irving. plined militia , and that with scarcely any loss on either side , " was a matter of amazement . He instantly stopped Lord Cornwallis , who was on the point of embarking for England , and sent him back in all haste to ...
Washington Irving. plined militia , and that with scarcely any loss on either side , " was a matter of amazement . He instantly stopped Lord Cornwallis , who was on the point of embarking for England , and sent him back in all haste to ...
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... side of the Assunpink . There was a narrow stone bridge across it , where the water was very deep - the same bridge over which part of Rahl's brigade had escaped in the recent affair . He planted his artillery so as to command the ...
... side of the Assunpink . There was a narrow stone bridge across it , where the water was very deep - the same bridge over which part of Rahl's brigade had escaped in the recent affair . He planted his artillery so as to command the ...
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... side of the Assunpink , and found some difficulty in crowding across the narrow bridge . From all these checks and delays , it was nearly sunset before Cornwallis with the head of his army entered Trenton . His rear - guard un- der ...
... side of the Assunpink , and found some difficulty in crowding across the narrow bridge . From all these checks and delays , it was nearly sunset before Cornwallis with the head of his army entered Trenton . His rear - guard un- der ...
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... sides until dark ; but with little damage to the Americans . When night closed in , the two camps lay in sight of each other's fires , ruminating the bloody action of the following day . It was the most gloomy and anxious night that had ...
... sides until dark ; but with little damage to the Americans . When night closed in , the two camps lay in sight of each other's fires , ruminating the bloody action of the following day . It was the most gloomy and anxious night that had ...
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