From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. June 30.—This evening, the party despatched yesterday by his excellency to observe the motions of the enemy, returned to camp. They report that the enemy have continued their march very precipitately. The roads are strewn with knapsacks, firelocks, and…
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Battle of Monmouth
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. June 29.—His Excellency General Washington, having early intelligence of the intended movement of the enemy from Philadelphia, detached a considerable body of troops under the command of Major-General Lee, in order to support General Maxwell’s brigade of continental troops…
Attempt to Burn Tiverton
May 31.—Last week, a party of British troops, from Rhode Island, made a descent upon the towns of Bristol and Warren, and after plundering and destroying all they could lay their hands on, they made a hasty retreat. This morning, about daybreak, another party from the same place, consisting of one hundred and fifty men,…
The Alliance Celebrated
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. May 6.—Agreeably to the special orders issued yesterday at head-quarters, the alliance has been splendidly celebrated. A writer gives the following minute account of the festivities, in a familiar letter to a friend: “How often have you told me…
Arrival of the Commissioners
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. June 5.—The last accounts from Philadelphia are, that the transports with the baggage have fallen down the river—that the British have begun to destroy some of their outworks— that they have broken off the trunnions of the heavy cannon…