The Darkest Day: 1814: The Washington-Baltimore CampaignLippincott, 1963 - 232 páginas |
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... shore it swallowed the Pocomoke , Nanticoke , Choptank , Chester , Sassafras , Elk , and tributary creeks . A ... shores , hunters shot squirrels , rabbits , quail . The British could eat well in the Chesapeake . Up the contiguous rivers ...
... shore it swallowed the Pocomoke , Nanticoke , Choptank , Chester , Sassafras , Elk , and tributary creeks . A ... shores , hunters shot squirrels , rabbits , quail . The British could eat well in the Chesapeake . Up the contiguous rivers ...
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... shore . Sated with their frolic after four hours , the main invasion body put Concord Point's guns into their surfboats and went back to their ships , while Cockburn pushed 8 miles north of Havre de Grace with a small detachment to ...
... shore . Sated with their frolic after four hours , the main invasion body put Concord Point's guns into their surfboats and went back to their ships , while Cockburn pushed 8 miles north of Havre de Grace with a small detachment to ...
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... shore breastwork with one white man and one Negro , wadded a 27 - pound bundle of old scrap iron into the single gun that could train on the invaders . Its blast killed nineteen and it leaped over the parapet to send wading redcoats ...
... shore breastwork with one white man and one Negro , wadded a 27 - pound bundle of old scrap iron into the single gun that could train on the invaders . Its blast killed nineteen and it leaped over the parapet to send wading redcoats ...
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action Admiral advance American arms army arrived artillery attack August Baltimore Barney battery battle Bermuda Bladensburg boats bridge brigade Britain British brought called capital Capt Captain carried Chesapeake citizens close Cochrane Cockburn command Congress continued cover defense destroy direction effect enemy fell field fight fire fleet force formed Fort four frigates gave George Gleig ground guns hand head held hill horses hour House invaders invasion Island James John land Lieut light looked Madison marines Maryland miles military militia Monroe morning moved Navy night officers passed Point Potomac President reached Regiment reported returned river road Ross sailed sailors Secretary sent ships shore side Smith soldiers squadron taken took town troops United vessels Virginia Washington Winder woods wounded Yard York