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Page 185
... Prevost was ordered to dispatch from St. Augustine two expeditions , one , by sea , to operate directly against Sun- bury , and the other , by land , to march through and har- rass the lower portions of Georgia , and , at Sunbury , form ...
... Prevost was ordered to dispatch from St. Augustine two expeditions , one , by sea , to operate directly against Sun- bury , and the other , by land , to march through and har- rass the lower portions of Georgia , and , at Sunbury , form ...
Page 186
... Prevost in check until reinforce- ments could arrive from Savannah . An express was sent to Colonel Elbert to advise him of the hostile invasion , and Major William Baker , with a party of mounted militia , was detached to skirmish with ...
... Prevost in check until reinforce- ments could arrive from Savannah . An express was sent to Colonel Elbert to advise him of the hostile invasion , and Major William Baker , with a party of mounted militia , was detached to skirmish with ...
Page 189
... Prevost had entered upon his retreat and was beyond the reach of communication . Late in November , 1778 , his vessels , bearing some five hundred men , battering cannon , light artillery , and mortars , anchored off the Colonel's ...
... Prevost had entered upon his retreat and was beyond the reach of communication . Late in November , 1778 , his vessels , bearing some five hundred men , battering cannon , light artillery , and mortars , anchored off the Colonel's ...
Page 190
... blood . He backed safely into the lines . " † * 4 † White's Historical Collections of Georgia , p . 472. New York , 1855 . it entirely chimerical that Colonel Prevost is at the Meeting- 190 THE DEAD TOWNS OF GEORGIA .
... blood . He backed safely into the lines . " † * 4 † White's Historical Collections of Georgia , p . 472. New York , 1855 . it entirely chimerical that Colonel Prevost is at the Meeting- 190 THE DEAD TOWNS OF GEORGIA .
Page 191
Georgia Historical Society. it entirely chimerical that Colonel Prevost is at the Meeting- House but should it be so , we are in no degree appre- hensive of danger from a junction of his army with yours . We have no property compared ...
Georgia Historical Society. it entirely chimerical that Colonel Prevost is at the Meeting- House but should it be so , we are in no degree appre- hensive of danger from a junction of his army with yours . We have no property compared ...
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