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Page 189
... attacked the Spanish quarters in such formidable numbers , and with such undaunted courage , that although the artillery pointed against their tumultuous crowds swept down multi- tudes at every discharge , the impetuosity of the attack ...
... attacked the Spanish quarters in such formidable numbers , and with such undaunted courage , that although the artillery pointed against their tumultuous crowds swept down multi- tudes at every discharge , the impetuosity of the attack ...
Page 349
... attack much less animated . The light infantry had been placed in the houses , and colonel Howe , the better to ... attacked the English left , he sallied out from this position against their flanks , and threw them into disor- der . In ...
... attack much less animated . The light infantry had been placed in the houses , and colonel Howe , the better to ... attacked the English left , he sallied out from this position against their flanks , and threw them into disor- der . In ...
Page 364
... attack ; the twe columns were supplied with scaling - ladders , and fascines . Thus prepared , the Americans patiently waited the attack , which would decide the fate of New Orleans , and perhaps of Louisiana . The British deliberately ...
... attack ; the twe columns were supplied with scaling - ladders , and fascines . Thus prepared , the Americans patiently waited the attack , which would decide the fate of New Orleans , and perhaps of Louisiana . The British deliberately ...
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