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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Prevost , Sir George 1767 -1816 (search)
Prevost, Sir George 1767-1816
Military officer; born in New York City, May 19, 1767; son of Augustine Prevost; entered the British army in youth, and served with distinction in the military operations in the West Indies, especially at St. Lucia.
In January, 1805, he was made a major-general, and in November a baronet.
He was second in command at the capture of Martinique (1808), and the same year he became governor of Nova Scotia.
He was made lieutenant-general in 1811, and in June of that year he succeeded Sir James Craig as governor of Canada, which office he retained until his return to England, in 1814.
He ably defended Canada in the War of 1812-15.
With a large force of Wellington's veterans, he invaded New York in September, 1814, and was defeated in battle at Plattsburg on the 11th.
The cause of the sudden panic of the British troops at Plattsburg, and their precipitous flight on the night of the battle there (see Plattsburg, battles at), was inexplicable.
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stono Ferry , battle of. (search)
Stono Ferry, battle of.
After Prevost menaced Charleston, and, on account of the approach of Lincoln, retired to St. John's Island (April, 1779), both armies encamped within 30 miles of the South Carolina capital.
The British cast up works at Stono Ferry, between the island and the main, and garrisoned them with 800 men, under Colonel Maitland.
These were attacked (June 12, 1779) by about 1.200 of Lincoln's troops, in an attempt to dislodge the British.
The contest was severe for more than an hour.
Maitland was reinforced, and the Americans were compelled to retreat.
When they fell back, the whole garrison sallied out to pursue, but the American light-horse covered the retreat so skilfully that all the wounded patriots were taken away by their friends.
The Americans lost, in killed and wounded, 146, besides 155 missing; the British loss was somewhat less.
Three days afterwards the British evacuated Stono Ferry, and retreated from island to island to Beaufort, on Port Royal
Sunbury, Fort
British forces were sent to Georgia from New York late in 1778, and at about the time of their landing at Savannah (Dec. 29), General Prevost, in command of the British and Indians in eastern Florida, marched northward.
On Jan. 9, 1779, he captured Fort Sunbury, 28 miles south of Savannah, the only post of consequence then left to the Americans on the Georgia seaboard.
Campbell, who had taken Savannah, was then preparing to attack this post.
Prevost pushed on to Savannah,ew York late in 1778, and at about the time of their landing at Savannah (Dec. 29), General Prevost, in command of the British and Indians in eastern Florida, marched northward.
On Jan. 9, 1779, he captured Fort Sunbury, 28 miles south of Savannah, the only post of consequence then left to the Americans on the Georgia seaboard.
Campbell, who had taken Savannah, was then preparing to attack this post.
Prevost pushed on to Savannah, and took the chief command of the British forces in Georgia.