Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 8Harper, 1902 |
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... West Indies . Suddenly , on Feb. 3 , 1781 , the British West India fleet and army , after making a feint on the coast of Martinique , appeared off the doomed taken in the bay a Dutch frigate , five smaller vessels of war , and 150 ...
... West Indies . Suddenly , on Feb. 3 , 1781 , the British West India fleet and army , after making a feint on the coast of Martinique , appeared off the doomed taken in the bay a Dutch frigate , five smaller vessels of war , and 150 ...
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... west of the upper end of Lake Champlain ; originally named by Father Jogues , a Jesuit missionary who visited it about the middle of the seven- teenth century . This lake was the theatre of important military events in the FRENCH AND ...
... west of the upper end of Lake Champlain ; originally named by Father Jogues , a Jesuit missionary who visited it about the middle of the seven- teenth century . This lake was the theatre of important military events in the FRENCH AND ...
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... western base of the Wasatch range of mountains , 4,334 feet above the sea ; and near a great salt lake . Its streets are ... west of the head of the Gulf of California , in the summer of 1891 . Its appearance created much interest among ...
... western base of the Wasatch range of mountains , 4,334 feet above the sea ; and near a great salt lake . Its streets are ... west of the head of the Gulf of California , in the summer of 1891 . Its appearance created much interest among ...
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... west of Santiago they emerged from Santiago Harbor the the Indiana had been signalled to go back careers of the Furor and the Pluton were to the harbor entrance , and at Acerraderos ended , and two - thirds of their people kill- the ...
... west of Santiago they emerged from Santiago Harbor the the Indiana had been signalled to go back careers of the Furor and the Pluton were to the harbor entrance , and at Acerraderos ended , and two - thirds of their people kill- the ...
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... West Indies . The island upon which the city stands is shaped much like an arm and hand ; it is about 24 miles long and averages less than one - fourth of a mile in width . The greatest width is a little over half a mile in the portion ...
... West Indies . The island upon which the city stands is shaped much like an arm and hand ; it is about 24 miles long and averages less than one - fourth of a mile in width . The greatest width is a little over half a mile in the portion ...
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