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Page 325
... fire ; and easily recognised him , because he wore a glazed cocked hat and white frock . Two midshipmen , Mr. Collingwood and Mr. Pollard , kept firing at the top , and this quarter - master supplied them with cartridges . One of the ...
... fire ; and easily recognised him , because he wore a glazed cocked hat and white frock . Two midshipmen , Mr. Collingwood and Mr. Pollard , kept firing at the top , and this quarter - master supplied them with cartridges . One of the ...
Page 348
... fire . 8. The movement of the French indicating an intention to flank his left , general Wolfe ordered the battalion of Am- herst , with the two battalions of royal Americans , to that part of his line , where they were formed en ...
... fire . 8. The movement of the French indicating an intention to flank his left , general Wolfe ordered the battalion of Am- herst , with the two battalions of royal Americans , to that part of his line , where they were formed en ...
Page 356
... fire , the frenzy of the moment carried the flaming torch to every house ; and which cool judgment now condemns . The Exchange and store- houses were set on fire the morning of the day on which the French army entered . It partly ...
... fire , the frenzy of the moment carried the flaming torch to every house ; and which cool judgment now condemns . The Exchange and store- houses were set on fire the morning of the day on which the French army entered . It partly ...
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