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The Army and Navy of America; Containing a View of the Heroic Adventures, Battles, Naval Engagements, Remarkable Incidents, and Glorious Achievements

The Army and Navy of America; Containing a View of the Heroic Adventures, Battles, Naval Engagements, Remarkable Incidents, and Glorious Achievements


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ...some of his prudence to give energy and impulse to his actions in a last resort, he never lost sight of it, and the end, every American believes, justified the means. The highest eulogium on these proceedings that can be given, is the effect they produced upon the minds of the enemy: "The British commander-in-chief was now seriously alarmed," says their historian. "The British and auxiliary troops, with the forces at Brunswick under General Grant, advanced to Princeton; and Lord Cornwallis, who was on the point of sailing for England, was immediately ordered to leave New York, and take the command of the Jersey army. As soon as his lordship joined General Grant, he marched to attack the enemy at Trenton. General Washington, on his approach, retired from the town, and, crossing a rivulet at the back of it, posted himself on some high grounds, seemingly with a determination of defending them. Both armies immediately commenced a severe cannonade, which continued till night. Lord Cornwallis determined to renew the attack next morning, but General Washington resolved not to hazard a battle." Too inferior in numbers for a general battle--too near a formidable army to cross a large river, now more obstructed with ice than before, our chief resolved to carry the war into the heart of New Jersey. About one o'clock in the morning of the 3d of January, the baggage was sent down to Burlington, and about two, the enemy being perfectly quiet, the Americans, leaving their fires burning, and guards at the bridges and fords, with orders to continue the usual rounds of patrols, silently filed off bydetachments, and the neighbouring fences were used to keep up a blazing fire to deceive the enemy, until near day, when they also.retired. Proceeding by a very...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781150954801
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150954809
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 381 gr


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