An Answer to that Part of the Narrative of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, K. B. which Relates to the Conduct of Lieutenant-General Earl Cornwallis, During the Campaign in North-America, in the Year 1781J. Debrett, 1783 - 260 pages An Answer to that Part of the Narrative of Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton, K.B., which relates to the conduct of Lieutenant-General Earl Cornwallis, during the campaign in North-America, in the year 1781. By Earl Cornwallis. [Consisting of correspondence between Sir Henry Clinton and Lord Cornwallis in 1781, with an introduction by Lord Cornwallis.]. |
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