From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. October 3.—The contemptible figure which the British king and ministry have cut in the present war cannot be better shown than in the valedictory manifesto and proclamation which has been published to-day at New York, by Carlisle, Clinton, and…
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Anecdote of Burgoyne
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. October 18. –On the morning of the seventh instant, General Burgoyne invited General Frazer to breakfast with him. In the course of their conversation, Frazer told General Burgoyne that he expected in a day or two to be in…
Fast Day
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. July 21. –Yesterday, agreeably to the recommendation of the delegates in the hon. Continental Congress, was observed with the utmost solemnity, by fasting, abstinence, and devotion. In all the churches in New York were large congregations, and excellent discourses,…
Colonel Washington Elected Commander-in-Chief
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. June 15. — The Continental Congress elected Colonel George Washington, a delegate from Virginia, general and commander-in-chief of all the American forces.1 –It was last year reported that Sir Jeffery Amherst had said, that with five thousand English regulars he…
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. May 9. –The committee of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, met yesterday and recommended the people to associate into companies, and learn the military exercise of arms. Some townships have already begun, and many others, animated with the same zeal for…