General de Kalb |
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Even in the hand to hand fight- ing , their bayonets could not make way against the boathooks wielded by the defenders . At the end of that bloody day , one of the most decisive combats of the war , the amphibians had saved the army at ...
Even in the hand to hand fight- ing , their bayonets could not make way against the boathooks wielded by the defenders . At the end of that bloody day , one of the most decisive combats of the war , the amphibians had saved the army at ...
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On the one hand , here was the fulfillment of a long cherished hope ; but on the other hand , could he now desert his colleagues who had been rejected by Congress ? He decided it was his duty to refuse . Lest his refusal seem ungracious ...
On the one hand , here was the fulfillment of a long cherished hope ; but on the other hand , could he now desert his colleagues who had been rejected by Congress ? He decided it was his duty to refuse . Lest his refusal seem ungracious ...
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a liberal hand be distributed to the army . The General thanks the troops for the patience and perseverance with which they have endured the wants and hardships of the preceding part of the campaign , and is satisfied that the future ...
a liberal hand be distributed to the army . The General thanks the troops for the patience and perseverance with which they have endured the wants and hardships of the preceding part of the campaign , and is satisfied that the future ...
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