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Morristown (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): entry morristown-encampment-at
Morristown, encampment at
After the battle at Princeton, June 3, 1777, Washington led his wearied troops to Morristown, N. J., and placed them in winter
Washington's headquarters at Morristown,Morristown, N. J., and placed them in winter
Washington's headquarters at Morristown, in 1850 encampment.
There he issued a proclamation requiring the inhabitants who had taken British protection to abandon their allegiance to the King or go within the British lines.
Hundreds joineMorristown, in 1850 encampment.
There he issued a proclamation requiring the inhabitants who had taken British protection to abandon their allegiance to the King or go within the British lines.
Hundreds joined his standard in consequence.
From that encampment he sent out armed parties, who confined the British in New Jersey to three points on the sea-shore of the State, and the commonwealth was pretty th he campaign opened in June, his force, which numbered about 8,000 when he left headquarters at Morristown in May, had swelled to 14,000.
He had maintained through the winter and spring a line of cant ts from the Delaware River to the Hudson Highlands.
Washington and his army again encamped at Morristown in the winter of 1779-80.
In 1777 his headquarters were at Freeman's Tavern; in 1780 he occup
South river (United States) (search for this): entry morristown-encampment-at
New Jersey (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): entry morristown-encampment-at
1777 AD (search for this): entry morristown-encampment-at
June 3rd, 1777 AD (search for this): entry morristown-encampment-at
Morristown, encampment at
After the battle at Princeton, June 3, 1777, Washington led his wearied troops to Morristown, N. J., and placed them in winter
Washington's headquarters at Morristown, in 1850 encampment.
There he issued a proclamation requiring the inhabitants who had taken British protection to abandon their allegiance to the King or go within the British lines.
Hundreds joined his standard in consequence.
From that encampment he sent out armed parties, who confined the British in New Jersey to three points on the sea-shore of the State, and the commonwealth was pretty thoroughly purged of Toryism before the spring.
The ranks of his army were rapidly filled by volunteers; and when the campaign opened in June, his force, which numbered about 8,000 when he left headquarters at Morristown in May, had swelled to 14,000.
He had maintained through the winter and spring a line of cantonments from the Delaware River to the Hudson Highlands.
Washington and his army agai
1779 AD (search for this): entry morristown-encampment-at
1780 AD (search for this): entry morristown-encampment-at