Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Col. Robert Purdy” in entry army of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
... De Salaberry was encamped with a force about 1,000 strong, and Sir George Prevost and General De Watteville were within buglecall.
Hampton resolved to dislodge De Salaberry, and sent a force under Col. Robert Purdy on the evening of Oct. 25 to force a ford and fall upon the British rear.
Purdy lost his way in a hemlock swamp.
Meanwhile Hampton put 3,500 of his men in motion under Gen. George Izard, who mo...
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