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... whole force of two thousand men . He then retired slowly before him , skirmishing , but avoiding anything like an action , until he had lured him as far as Mount Holly ; when he left him to find his way back to his post at his leisure ...
... whole force of two thousand men . He then retired slowly before him , skirmishing , but avoiding anything like an action , until he had lured him as far as Mount Holly ; when he left him to find his way back to his post at his leisure ...
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... whole force at Princeton . While his troops were yet crossing , Washing- ton sent out Colonel Reed to reconnoiter the position and movements of the enemy and ob- tain information . Six of the Philadelphia light horse , spirited young ...
... whole force at Princeton . While his troops were yet crossing , Washing- ton sent out Colonel Reed to reconnoiter the position and movements of the enemy and ob- tain information . Six of the Philadelphia light horse , spirited young ...
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... whole of the ene- my's force must by this time be drawn out of Princeton , and advancing by detachments toward Trenton , while their baggage and principal stores must remain weakly guarded at Brunswick . Was it not possible by a rapid ...
... whole of the ene- my's force must by this time be drawn out of Princeton , and advancing by detachments toward Trenton , while their baggage and principal stores must remain weakly guarded at Brunswick . Was it not possible by a rapid ...
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... whole , to secure the city . " These letters despatched , he continued for- ward to Morristown , where at length he came to a halt from his incessant and harassing marchings . There he learnt that General Mercer was still alive . He ...
... whole , to secure the city . " These letters despatched , he continued for- ward to Morristown , where at length he came to a halt from his incessant and harassing marchings . There he learnt that General Mercer was still alive . He ...
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... whole aspect of the war , and given a triumphant close to what had been a disastrous campaign . The troops , which for months had been driven from post to post , apparently an undis- ciplined rabble , had all at once turned upon their ...
... whole aspect of the war , and given a triumphant close to what had been a disastrous campaign . The troops , which for months had been driven from post to post , apparently an undis- ciplined rabble , had all at once turned upon their ...
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