Identifier: storyofournation00stra (find matches)
Title: The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ... together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands ..
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Stratton, Ella (Hines), Mrs. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Philadelphia, National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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GENERAL BURGOYNE ADDRESSING THE INDIANS. Lord Howe was surprised and puzzled at the news from Trenton,and ordered Lord Cornwallis to New Jersey, replied Bennie. Who was this Lord Cornwallis ? He was the son of the first earl of Cornwallis, aide-de-camp to theMarquis of Granby in the Seven Years war, and Governor of the Towerof London. He was personally opposed to the war with America, yetbecame a British general of the Revolution, answered Katie. Washington sent Mifflin and Cadwallader with their men to meetthe British at Assunpink stream, and Cornwallis did not cross. Then END OF THE WAR. L95 Washington left his camp fires burning, and made a forced marchto take Princeton. That winter five major generals were com-missioned, and some people say that that was the beginning of Arnoldstreachery, for he thought that he ought to have had promotion before
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GENERAL BURGOYNE. some who got it. Others deny this and say that his wife was a Torywoman, whose influence and extravagance made her husband a traitor tohis country, continued Jake. Then the British general, Tryon, burned Danbury; Arnoldfollowed with the battle of Ridgefield, where he won promotion and a 196 END OF THE WAR. handsomely equipped horse. New Jersey was recovered ; and Franklinwent to France and found that nation more kindly disposed. In June,Marquis de Marie Jean Paul Koch Yves Gilbert Motier Lafayettecame to America, became a trusted friend of Washington, took part inthe Revolution, and in the Assembly of 1789. He visited America againin 1824, by invitation of Congress, which also voted to give him a town-ship of land and $200,000, said Bessie. Then Colonel Meigs went to Sag Harbor, where he destroyed twelve vessels, a largequantity of stores, andtook ninety prisoners,without losing a man,added Marion. And Burgoyne gotthe Indians to take uparms for England, Phin-ney cont

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