Author: Sidney Smith Rider
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ISBN: 9780282401900
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Excerpt from The Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Rhode Island, at Portsmouth, R. I., August 29, 1878: Comprising the Oration by Ex-United States Senator Samuel G. Arnold; A Letter of Sir Henry Pigot, the English Commander; A German Account of the Battle; The Views of General LafayetteThe second of December, 177 6, was a dark day for Rhode Island. It was the prelude to a mili tary occupation by an overwhelming hostile force which for nearly three years was to hold the Island, the strategic key to Southern New England, and to spread terror and destruction over a wide extent of country. This occupation of the island was not to cease till a desperate battle had bathed in blood its fairest fields, and the best fought action of the war had proved to a long defiant fee that the entrench ments of Newport were no longer secure. On that day a squadron of eleven ships of war, - seven line of battle ships and four frigates - under Sir Peter Parker, appeared off Block Island; and the next day sailed up the Sound to convey a fleet of seventy10 historical tract.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Rhode Island, at Portsmouth, R. I., August 29, 1878
Author: Sidney Smith Rider
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780282401900
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Excerpt from The Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Rhode Island, at Portsmouth, R. I., August 29, 1878: Comprising the Oration by Ex-United States Senator Samuel G. Arnold; A Letter of Sir Henry Pigot, the English Commander; A German Account of the Battle; The Views of General LafayetteThe second of December, 177 6, was a dark day for Rhode Island. It was the prelude to a mili tary occupation by an overwhelming hostile force which for nearly three years was to hold the Island, the strategic key to Southern New England, and to spread terror and destruction over a wide extent of country. This occupation of the island was not to cease till a desperate battle had bathed in blood its fairest fields, and the best fought action of the war had proved to a long defiant fee that the entrench ments of Newport were no longer secure. On that day a squadron of eleven ships of war, - seven line of battle ships and four frigates - under Sir Peter Parker, appeared off Block Island; and the next day sailed up the Sound to convey a fleet of seventy10 historical tract.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780282401900
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Excerpt from The Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Rhode Island, at Portsmouth, R. I., August 29, 1878: Comprising the Oration by Ex-United States Senator Samuel G. Arnold; A Letter of Sir Henry Pigot, the English Commander; A German Account of the Battle; The Views of General LafayetteThe second of December, 177 6, was a dark day for Rhode Island. It was the prelude to a mili tary occupation by an overwhelming hostile force which for nearly three years was to hold the Island, the strategic key to Southern New England, and to spread terror and destruction over a wide extent of country. This occupation of the island was not to cease till a desperate battle had bathed in blood its fairest fields, and the best fought action of the war had proved to a long defiant fee that the entrench ments of Newport were no longer secure. On that day a squadron of eleven ships of war, - seven line of battle ships and four frigates - under Sir Peter Parker, appeared off Block Island; and the next day sailed up the Sound to convey a fleet of seventy10 historical tract.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Rhode Island, at Portsmouth, R.I., August 29, 1878
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Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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The Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Rhode Island ... August 29, 1878
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Category : Rhode Island, Battle of, R.I., 1778
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Category : Rhode Island, Battle of, R.I., 1778
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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An Oration Delivered at the Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Rhode Island
Author: Samuel Greene Arnold
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Category : Rhode Island, Battle of, R.I., 1778
Languages : en
Pages : 27
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Category : Rhode Island, Battle of, R.I., 1778
Languages : en
Pages : 27
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An Oration Delivered at the Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Rhode Island, at Portsmouth, R.I., August 20, 1878
Author: Samuel Greene Arnold
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Category : Portsmouth (R.I.)
Languages : en
Pages : 27
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Category : Portsmouth (R.I.)
Languages : en
Pages : 27
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The Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Rhode Island
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Category : Rhode Island, Battle of, R.I., 1778
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Category : Rhode Island, Battle of, R.I., 1778
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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They “... Fought Bravely, but Were Unfortunate:”
Author: Daniel M. Popek
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496908988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1029
Book Description
Rhode Island’s “Black Regiment” of the American Revolutionary War is fairly well-known to students of American History. Most published histories of the small colored battalion from Rhode Island are clearly biased in favor of the “regiment” and tend to interpret it as an elite military unit. However, a detailed study and analysis of Rhode Island’s segregated Continental Line by the author reveals a “military experiment” that was beset with difficulties from its start and ultimately failed as a segregated unit in 1780. In this work, many of the popular stories of Rhode Island’s “Black Regiment” are proven to be myths. Follow the accurate historical stories of the colored and white soldiers of Rhode Island’s Continental Line whose courage and sacrifices helped create an independent nation.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496908988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1029
Book Description
Rhode Island’s “Black Regiment” of the American Revolutionary War is fairly well-known to students of American History. Most published histories of the small colored battalion from Rhode Island are clearly biased in favor of the “regiment” and tend to interpret it as an elite military unit. However, a detailed study and analysis of Rhode Island’s segregated Continental Line by the author reveals a “military experiment” that was beset with difficulties from its start and ultimately failed as a segregated unit in 1780. In this work, many of the popular stories of Rhode Island’s “Black Regiment” are proven to be myths. Follow the accurate historical stories of the colored and white soldiers of Rhode Island’s Continental Line whose courage and sacrifices helped create an independent nation.
Additions and Corrections to the First Series of Rhode Island Historical Tracts
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Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Catalogue of the Astor Library (continuation)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
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Rhode Island Historical Tracts
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Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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