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A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,And a word that shall echo for evermore!For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,Through all our history, to the last,In the hour of darkness and peril and need,The people will waken and listen to hearThe hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,And the midnight message of Paul Revere.From Henry Longfellow'sThe Midnight Ride of Paul RevereSlowly and sadly we laid him down,From the field of his fame fresh and gory;We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone,But we left him alone with his glory.From Charles Wolfe'sThe Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna
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Page 8 and 9: Excerpt of letter from the Massachu
Page 11 and 12: "I congratulate you, Major.""I'm ap
Page 13 and 14: "I don't know, sir.""For sale in Bo
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Page 17 and 18: "What does that mean, Josiah?""Down
Page 19 and 20: patriotism'.""No one is suggesting'
Page 21 and 22: "To capture the harbor, sir, becaus
Page 23: Chapter ThreeOn Sunday, 18th July 1
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Page 29 and 30: "Who needed pressing?" Wadsworth in
Page 31 and 32: From a letter by John Brewer, writt
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Page 36 and 37: Bethany clapped with the other spec
Page 38 and 39: "And a proper Scottish one too," Mc
Page 40 and 41: Chapter FiveThe Tyrannicide, flying
Page 42 and 43: just above the steepest part of the
Page 44 and 45: The marines would be attacking the
Page 46 and 47: From a Petition signed by thirty-tw
Page 48 and 49: Lovell had summoned his military fa
Page 50 and 51: "What will happen tomorrow?" Bethan
Page 52 and 53: sloops without any more delay. The
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Excerpt from a letter sent by the M
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James Fletcher, his musket unslung,
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General McLean had convinced himsel
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"You want to see how well our guns
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Chapter EightMarine Captain Thomas
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Lieutenant Fenwick had six men retr
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Thursday brought a clear sky and a
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Excerpts from Brigadier-General Sol
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would earnestly try to be helpful,
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"Whereas General Lovell is convince
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walked beside Wadsworth, his musket
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Excerpt of a letter from Brigadier-
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e first among the enemy and they ha
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encounter."Well, here the two of us
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"Ah ha! He wants real soldiers, doe
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Chapter ElevenWednesday, August 11t
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Wadsworth trained the telescope on
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That was Brigadier McLean's tactic.
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Excerpts from General Solomon Lovel
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"A hundred cannon, sir," Wadsworth
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"We can't wait to see if Boston sen
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"He can't know they're planning to
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From Lieutenant George Little's dep
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glimmered through the wet dark. "Wa
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tide, retreated northwards. The win
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ashore and recover its discipline.
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Chapter FourteenPeleg Wadsworth sle
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The man had hefted a haversack sewn
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From an Order in Council, Boston, d
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Saltonstall to attack certainly did
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Majabigwaduce in George Wheeler's s
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BOOKS BY BERNARD CORNW ELLAGINCOURT
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About the PublisherAustraliaHarperC
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