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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bunker Hill , battle of. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gage , Thomas 1721 -1787 (search)
German mercenaries.
Soon after the opening of the British Parliament in the autumn of 1775, that body, stimulated by Lord North, the premier, and Lord George Germain, secretary for the colonies, and at the suggestion of Admiral Howe, promptly voted 25,000 men for service against the Americans.
It was difficult to obtain enlistments in Great Britain, and mercenaries were sought in Germany.
At the close of the year, and at the beginning of 1776, bargains were effected between representativ kidnapper, which I cannot think a very honorable occupation.
All Europe cried Shame!
and Frederick the Great, of Prussia, took every opportunity to express his contempt for the scandalous man-traffic of his neighbors.
Without these troops, the war would have been short.
A part of them, under Riedesel, went to Canada (May, 1776); the remainder, under Knyphausen and De Heister, joined the British under Howe, before New York, and had their first encounter on Long Island, Aug. 27.
See Hessians.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Germantown , battle of. (search)
Grant, James 1720-
Military officer; born in Ballendalloch, Scotland, in 1720; was major of the Montgomery Highlanders in 1757.
He was in the expedition against Fort Duquesne in 1758, and in 1760 was governor of East Florida.
He led an expedition against the Cherokees in May, 1761, was acting brigadier-general in the battle of Long Island in 1776, and was made major-general in 1777.
He was with Howe in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in 1777.
He fought the Americans at Monmouth in 1778, and in November sailed in command of troops sent against the French in the West Indies, taking St. Lucia in December.
In 1791 he was made governor of Stirling Castle, and was several years in Parliament.
It is said that he was such a notorious gourmand in his later life that he required his cook to sleep in the same room with him. He died April 13, 1806.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Grey , Charles , Earl 1729 - (search)
Grey, Charles, Earl 1729-
Military officer; born in England Oct. 23, 1729; was aidede-camp to Wolfe, at Quebec, in 1759; was commissioned lieutenant-colonel in 1761; and, as colonel, accompanied General Howe to Boston in 1775, who gave him the rank of major-general.
He led the party that surprised General Wayne in the night.
He was an active commander in the battle of Germantown (q. v.) and as a marauder on the New England coast in the fall of 1778.
He surprised and cut in pieces Baylor's dragoons at Tappan.
For these and other services in America he was made a lieutenant-general in 1783.
He became a general in 1795; was elevated to the peerage in 1801; and was the father of the celebrated English statesman of the same name.
He died Nov. 14, 1807.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hamond , Sir Andrew Snape 1738 -1838 (search)
Hamond, Sir Andrew Snape 1738-1838
Naval officer; born in Blackheath, England, Dec. 17, 1738; joined the British navy in 1753.
When the Revolutionary War broke out he came to America with Howe, and served on the Roebuck, which was present at the capture of New York, and which later destroyed the frigate Delaware and other ships in the Delaware River.
In November, 1777, Hammond participated in the successful assault on Mud Island; was acting captain of the squadron which reduced Charleston, S. C., in 1780.
He returned to England in 1783, and in December of that year was created a baron.
He died in Norfolk, England, Oct. 12, 1838.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hopkinson , Francis 1737 -1791 (search)