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New England (United States) (search for this): chapter 14
private life this officer was most estimable; as a soldier he was brave, but of a heavy mould and inert of will. Towards the end of 1776, he had repaired to Washington's camp as a major-general of militia; in the following February, he was transferred to the continental service, and passed the winter at Morristown. In the spring of 1777, he was completely surprised by the British, and had a narrow escape. In the summer he was sent to the north, in the belief that his influence with the New England militia would be useful; but he never took part in any battle. Wounded by a British party whom he mistook for Americans, he left the camp, having been in active service less than a year. He had not fully recovered when, on the fourth of December, 1778, he entered upon the command in Charleston. Collecting what force he could, the new commander took post on the South Carolina side of the Savannah, near Perrysburg, with a force which at first scarcely exceeded eleven hundred. As neith
Morristown (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
endent of each other. At the request of the delegates from South Carolina, Robert Howe was superseded in the south- Chap. XIII.} 1779. ern command by Major-General Benjamin Lincoln. In private life this officer was most estimable; as a soldier he was brave, but of a heavy mould and inert of will. Towards the end of 1776, he had repaired to Washington's camp as a major-general of militia; in the following February, he was transferred to the continental service, and passed the winter at Morristown. In the spring of 1777, he was completely surprised by the British, and had a narrow escape. In the summer he was sent to the north, in the belief that his influence with the New England militia would be useful; but he never took part in any battle. Wounded by a British party whom he mistook for Americans, he left the camp, having been in active service less than a year. He had not fully recovered when, on the fourth of December, 1778, he entered upon the command in Charleston. Coll
Dominica (Dominica) (search for this): chapter 14
r carried off, were wantonly shot, and in some places not even a chicken was left alive. A thousand fugitive slaves perished of want in the woods, or of fever in the British camp; about three thousand passed with the army into Georgia. The southernmost states looked for relief to the French fleet in America. In September, 1778, the Marquis de Bouille, the gallant governor-general of the French windward islands, in a single day wrested from Great Britain the strongly fortified island of Dominica; but d'estaing, with a greatly increased fleet and a land force of nine thousand men, came Chap. XIII.} 1779. in sight of the island of St. Lucia just as its last French flag had been struck to a corps of fifteen hundred British troops. A landing for its recovery was repulsed, with a loss to d'estaing of nearly fifteen hundred men. Early in January, 1779, re-enforcements under Admiral Byron transferred maritime superiority to the British; and d'estaing for six months sheltered his fle
North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
e British agent was to Chap. XIII.} 1778. bring down a large body of savages towards Augusta. A line of communication was to be established across South and North Carolina, and the planters on the sea-coast were to be reduced to the necessity of abandoning or being abandoned by their slaves. Five thousand additional men were at at Cape Fear, Germain believed that large numbers of the inhabitants would doubtless flock to the standard of the king, whose government would be restored in North Carolina. Then, by proper diversions in Virginia and Maryland, he said it might not be too much to expect that all America to the south of the Susquehanna would returhom they trusted, and on the third of February drove the invaders with great Chap. XIII.} 1779. Feb. 3. loss to their ships. The continental regiments of North Carolina were with Washington's army; the legislature of that state promptly called out two thousand of its people, and sent them, though without arms, to serve for fi
Florida (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
near the channel of Iberville, a considerable post was to be established by the commander in West Florida, partly to protect property and trade, but more to preserve the communication with the Indian nations. Germain to the officer commanding in West Florida, 1 July, 1778. From the army at New York men were to be detached, sufficient for the conquest and permanent occupation of Georgia and Souned for Cornwallis. During the autumn of 1778, two expeditions were sent out by Prevost from East Florida. They were composed in part of regulars; the rest were vindictive refugees from Georgia and pt to go plundering into Georgia. Brown, their commander, held directly from the governor of East Florida the rank of lieutenantcolonel, so that the general was prevented from reducing them to some orolina, I should have no doubt of success in driving the British out of Georgia, and subduing East Florida before the end of July. To this Washington answered: The policy of our arming slaves is in
Cape Fear (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
rangers and a party of Indians were to attack the southern frontier, while the British agent was to Chap. XIII.} 1778. bring down a large body of savages towards Augusta. A line of communication was to be established across South and North Carolina, and the planters on the sea-coast were to be reduced to the necessity of abandoning or being abandoned by their slaves. Five thousand additional men were at a later date to be sent to take Charleston; and, on the landing of a small corps at Cape Fear, Germain believed that large numbers of the inhabitants would doubtless flock to the standard of the king, whose government would be restored in North Carolina. Then, by proper diversions in Virginia and Maryland, he said it might not be too much to expect that all America to the south of the Susquehanna would return to its allegiance. Germain to Clinton, most secret, 8 March, 1778. Sir Henry Clinton was no favorite of the minister's; these brilliant achievements were designed for Corn
Sheldon (Vermont, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
e British, having intercepted a letter from Lincoln,—in which he charged Moultrie Chap. XIII.} 1779. not to give up the city nor suffer the people to despair, for he was hastening to their relief,—escaped an encounter by retreating to the islands. The Americans, for want of boats, could not prevent their embarkation, nor their establishing a post at Beaufort. The Carolina militia returned to their homes; Lincoln, left with but about eight hundred men, passed the great heats of summer at Sheldon. The invasion of South Carolina by the army of General Prevost proved nothing more than a raid through the richest plantations of the state. The British forced their way into almost every house in a wide extent of country; sparing in some measure those who professed loyalty to the king, they rifled all others of their money, rings, personal ornaments and plate, stripped houses of furniture and linen, and even broke open tombs in search of hidden treasure. Objects of value, not transpor
Augusta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
ck the southern frontier, while the British agent was to Chap. XIII.} 1778. bring down a large body of savages towards Augusta. A line of communication was to be established across South and North Carolina, and the planters on the sea-coast were h, reducing Sunbury on the way and capturing its garrison; and Campbell, with eight hundred regulars, took possession of Augusta. The province appearing to be restored to the crown, plunder became the chief thought of the British army. From jeal fifteen hundred of the North Carolina militia, on separate service. This inexperienced general crossed the Savannah at Augusta, which the British had abandoned, and descended the river with the view to confine the enemy within narrower limits. Foery that could encounter veterans, nor the command of the river, undertook to lead his troops against Savannah by way of Augusta, leaving only a thousand militia under Moultrie at Perrysburg. The British general had the choice between awaiting an a
Savannah (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
ight skirmishes, he led back the survivors to Savannah. Immediately after his return, on the twen soon afterwards, passing the bar, approached Savannah. Relying on the difficulties of the ground, arched as a conqueror across lower Georgia to Savannah, reducing Sunbury on the way and capturing ite river, undertook to lead his troops against Savannah by way of Augusta, leaving only a thousand mione. Georgia had fallen; the country between Savannah and Charleston was overrun; the British confinnounced his readiness to assist in reducing Savannah; but as there was neither har- Chap. XIII.} joy in the fixed belief, that the garrison of Savannah would lay down their arms. In ten days the e eighth of October the reduction Oct. 8. of Savannah seemed still so far distant, that the naval o dwellers near the sea between Charleston and Savannah were shaken in their allegiance, not knowing the end of three months after the capture of Savannah, all the property, real and personal, of the
Orangeburg, S. C. (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
nah, four hundred and fifty of the militia were able to rejoin the American Chap. XIII.} 1779. camp; the rest perished or were captured or returned to their homes. So quickly was one-fourth of the troops of Lincoln lost. The British captured seven pieces of cannon, and more than one thousand stand of arms. After this success, General Prevost proclaimed a sort of civil government in Georgia. Re-enforced from the South Carolina militia, of whom Rutledge had assembled great numbers at Orangeburg, Lincoln, who had neither the means of conducting a siege, nor a soldiery that could encounter veterans, nor the command of the river, undertook to lead his troops against Savannah by way of Augusta, leaving only a thousand militia under Moultrie at Perrysburg. The British general had the choice between awaiting an attack, or invading the richest part of Carolina. His decision was for the side which April 28. promised booty. On the twenty-eighth of April, when the American army was dis
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