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... fire to the house , and left them to perish in the flames . There was a great quantity of stores of all kinds in the village , and no vehicles to convey them to the ships . The work of destruction commenced . The soldiers made free with ...
... fire to the house , and left them to perish in the flames . There was a great quantity of stores of all kinds in the village , and no vehicles to convey them to the ships . The work of destruction commenced . The soldiers made free with ...
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... fire , but threw themselves upon the wet ground in their wet clothes , and slept under the continuing rain . " I was quite wet , " writes the Baroness Riedesel , " and was obliged to remain in that condition for want of a place to ...
... fire , but threw themselves upon the wet ground in their wet clothes , and slept under the continuing rain . " I was quite wet , " writes the Baroness Riedesel , " and was obliged to remain in that condition for want of a place to ...
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... fire - ships to destroy them , but without effect . A heavy fire was now opened upon them from the galleys and floating batteries . It was warmly returned . In the course of the action , a red - hot shot set the Augusta on fire . It was ...
... fire - ships to destroy them , but without effect . A heavy fire was now opened upon them from the galleys and floating batteries . It was warmly returned . In the course of the action , a red - hot shot set the Augusta on fire . It was ...
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