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Author: Henry Rooke Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Rooke, a British soldier, records various Revolutionary War events. Discusses the Battle of Long Island, during which he estimates 1,500 Americans were killed and 2,000 taken prisoner. Mentions the November 1776 British capture of Fort Lee, New Jersey. States that the fort was abandoned when his regiment arrived. Refers to General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River (December 1776). Discusses the British takeover of Philadelphia and deterrents regarding a British attack on Washington at Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania.
Author: Henry Rooke Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Rooke, a British soldier, records various Revolutionary War events. Discusses the Battle of Long Island, during which he estimates 1,500 Americans were killed and 2,000 taken prisoner. Mentions the November 1776 British capture of Fort Lee, New Jersey. States that the fort was abandoned when his regiment arrived. Refers to General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River (December 1776). Discusses the British takeover of Philadelphia and deterrents regarding a British attack on Washington at Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania.
Author: Margaret Hill Morris Publisher: ISBN: Category : Burlington (N.J.) Languages : en Pages : 48
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Margaret Morris was a member of the Society of Friends and was left a widow early in life. She died in 1816, at Burlington, N.J., at the age of seventy-nine.
Author: Ezra Tilden Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Provides a detailed day by day account of Tilden's march through New York during the Revolutionary War. Writes extensively about daily duties, poor rations, hunger, hardships along the march, sickness and death amongst the soldiers, and the demoralized spirit of the men. Possibly writes something about the cruelty of the officers in code on p. 34 by mixing the letters of the words. Includes lists of towns he passed through (p. 12, 49, 107, 141), an item by item list of contents of his pack (p. 9), a list of the monthly wages for each military rank (p. 54), rations for each soldier (p. 55), and the lyrics to a Revolutionary song sung to the tune of The Black Sloven (p. 56). Talks at length about an illness he suffered in mid September 1776 (starts p. 62). Prays to get well and survive the war to see his family again. Includes extracts from letters to and from Tilden discussing the War. Describes a battle and its aftermath at Stillwater, New York (commonly called the Second Battle of Saratoga) 7 October 1777 where the American troops won a victory over British General John Burgoyne. Many entries written from camp at Ticonderoga. Tilden was a Continental soldier from Stoughton, Massachusetts.
Author: Henry 1751-1829 Dearborn Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781022895683 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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This book compiles the personal journals of Henry Dearborn, a Revolutionary War soldier who served under General George Washington. The journals record Dearborn's experiences and provide an inside look into the daily life of a soldier during the Revolutionary War. The additional notes and commentary provided by Arnold Lloyd Brown, Dunlap 1900-Hermon Smith, and H. Howard Peckham offer important historical context and enhance the reader's understanding of the events that occurred during this pivotal period in American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Henry Rooke
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