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HISTORY

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AMERICAN REVOLUTION:

COMPREHENDING

ALL THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS

BOTA

IN THE FIELD AND IN THE CABINET.

BY PAUL ALLEN, ESQ.

TO WHICH ARE ADDED, THE MOST IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS

OF THE

CONTINENTAL CONGRESS,

AND MANY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT

LETTERS OF GENERAL WASHINGTON.

IN TWO VOLUMES-VOL. II.

BALTIMORE: PRINTED FOR FRANKLIN BETTS.

....

Wm. Wooddy, Jr. printer.

1822.

Gift

Lintulfard
2-13.28

TABLE OF CONTENTS,

OF VOLUME TWO.

PAGE.

CHAP. I. Recapitulation...Events of 1777...Low state of the

American army at Morristown...Dismission of Dr. Stringer,

and resolution of Congress, censuring General Schuyler's

want of respect...State of the British army..Expedition of

Cornwallis against Boundbrook..Narrow escape of General

Lincoln...

Governour Tryon's expedition against Danbury...

Gallant conduct of Generals Wooster and Arnold...Arnold

makes a stand at Radfield.. Is obliged to retreat...Follows

the enemy to Sagatuck bridge...Action there...Expedition of

Colonel Meigs to Saggharbour...Sir William Howe takes

the field...His sudden retreat to Amboy...Washington moves

his army to Quibbletown...Howe evacuates the Jerseys...

General Schuyler appointed to the command of the North-

ern army...General St. Clair ordered to the command of Ti-

conderoga... The weak state of that garrison...Burgoyne

makes his appearance before it...St. Clair evacuates it and

joins General Schuyler.

CAAP. II. The events of 1777 continued...Reflections on St.

Clair's retreat...General Schuyler removes to Stillwater.

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