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... strong redoubt had been thrown up in front of the pass , to check any advance of the enemy from Flatbush . Another road leading from Flatbush to Bedford , by which the enemy might get round to the left of the works at Brooklyn , was ...
... strong redoubt had been thrown up in front of the pass , to check any advance of the enemy from Flatbush . Another road leading from Flatbush to Bedford , by which the enemy might get round to the left of the works at Brooklyn , was ...
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... strong central portion of the island , cut off all retreat of the lower divisions , and effectually sever his army . In all haste , therefore , he sent off an express to the forces encamped above , directing them to secure that position ...
... strong central portion of the island , cut off all retreat of the lower divisions , and effectually sever his army . In all haste , therefore , he sent off an express to the forces encamped above , directing them to secure that position ...
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... strong a position ; they were equal in number to the enemy , and , as they must fight them somewhere , could do it to more advan- tage there than anywhere else . Clinton felt as a guardian of the Hudson and the upper country , and ...
... strong a position ; they were equal in number to the enemy , and , as they must fight them somewhere , could do it to more advan- tage there than anywhere else . Clinton felt as a guardian of the Hudson and the upper country , and ...
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Monotonous State of Affairs before | 16 |
The Affair of Dorchester Heights | 26 |
Destination of the FleetCommis | 47 |
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