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... force , June 1st ; Congress at Philadelphia , September 5th • 1774 The Battle of Lexington , April 19th ; capture of Ticon- deroga , May 10th ; Battle of Bunker's Hill , June 17th . 1775 The British leave Boston , March 17th ...
... force , June 1st ; Congress at Philadelphia , September 5th • 1774 The Battle of Lexington , April 19th ; capture of Ticon- deroga , May 10th ; Battle of Bunker's Hill , June 17th . 1775 The British leave Boston , March 17th ...
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... force than any point on the mainland can be ; especially for those who can command the sea and have nothing to fear from their neighbours ex- cept by land . And men who had once established themselves in these islands could form small ...
... force than any point on the mainland can be ; especially for those who can command the sea and have nothing to fear from their neighbours ex- cept by land . And men who had once established themselves in these islands could form small ...
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... force to march to the city and compel the people to become Christians and acknowledge the King of Spain as their lord . He made allies of the nations by the way , subduing some by arms and persuading others , and causing all of them to ...
... force to march to the city and compel the people to become Christians and acknowledge the King of Spain as their lord . He made allies of the nations by the way , subduing some by arms and persuading others , and causing all of them to ...
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... force to bring him back . But Cortez defeated Narvaez and joined this force to his own , and so turned what was meant for a hindrance into a help . Not only was his force small , but the men were such as he could hardly trust ; nor was ...
... force to bring him back . But Cortez defeated Narvaez and joined this force to his own , and so turned what was meant for a hindrance into a help . Not only was his force small , but the men were such as he could hardly trust ; nor was ...
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... force , and besieged one of the Indian forts . The Indians then sent six of their chiefs to make proposals for peace , but the settlers in their anger fell upon them and slew them . This enraged the Indians yet more , and an irre- gular ...
... force , and besieged one of the Indian forts . The Indians then sent six of their chiefs to make proposals for peace , but the settlers in their anger fell upon them and slew them . This enraged the Indians yet more , and an irre- gular ...
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