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Desperate Assault at a Florida Light House
A dangerous siege near a light house during the Florida conflict ends with Thompson and a enslaved man defending against 15 to 20 natives. Thompson fights from the tower as flames rise, the enslaved man killed, gunpowder used in a final explosive attempt, and rescue by a revenue cutter.
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Apyialach
Hinself
Thompas
Thompaas
Bhzog
Lye
Chompaun
Fema
Guy
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Tlompaos
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