The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... Army at Washington , Baltimore , and New Orleans . Philadelphia , 1821. Pages , 466 , 469 , 470 , 471 , 472 , 473 , 477 , 488 . Jackson , Andrew . As a Public Man . A sketch by W. G. Sumner . Boston , 1882. Page 490 . Jackson , General ...
... Army at Washington , Baltimore , and New Orleans . Philadelphia , 1821. Pages , 466 , 469 , 470 , 471 , 472 , 473 , 477 , 488 . Jackson , Andrew . As a Public Man . A sketch by W. G. Sumner . Boston , 1882. Page 490 . Jackson , General ...
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... army , which was to oppose Ross and Cockburn , consisted of some seven thousand militia , who fled so quickly that only about 1,500 British had time to become engaged . The fight was really between these 1,500 British regulars and the ...
... army , which was to oppose Ross and Cockburn , consisted of some seven thousand militia , who fled so quickly that only about 1,500 British had time to become engaged . The fight was really between these 1,500 British regulars and the ...
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... army retired . I have related these events out of their natural order because they really had very little to do with our navy , and yet it is necessary to mention them in order to give an idea of the course of events . The British and ...
... army retired . I have related these events out of their natural order because they really had very little to do with our navy , and yet it is necessary to mention them in order to give an idea of the course of events . The British and ...
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... army of General Pakenham , appeared off the Chandeleur Islands on Dec. 8th . The American navy in these parts consisted of the ship Louisiana and schooner Carolina in the Mississippi river , and in the shallow bayous a few gunboats , of ...
... army of General Pakenham , appeared off the Chandeleur Islands on Dec. 8th . The American navy in these parts consisted of the ship Louisiana and schooner Carolina in the Mississippi river , and in the shallow bayous a few gunboats , of ...
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... the official report of Colonel Fischer , as quoted , says : " Of the army , 19 killed and 62 wounded ; of the navy , 3 killed and II Wounded . " afforded excellent opportunities for retreat ; but it was not 92 Naval War of 1812.
... the official report of Colonel Fischer , as quoted , says : " Of the army , 19 killed and 62 wounded ; of the navy , 3 killed and II Wounded . " afforded excellent opportunities for retreat ; but it was not 92 Naval War of 1812.
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