From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. September 11.—Yesterday morning, seventy-two men, composed of new levies, refugees, and negroes, under the command of Lieutenants Josiah Parker and William Hewlet, about an hour before day, attacked the house of Captain Joshua Huddy, of Monmouth county, New Jersey,…
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Operations in South Carolina
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 31.—In the Royal Gazette Extraordinary of this day, is published the following account of the different actions which have lately happened in South Carolina. Lord Cornwallis having received intelligence that General Gates had arrived at Deep Creek, in…
Loyalist Comments on the Battle of Camden
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. Instead of halting and collecting a force at Hillsborough, in North Carolina, General Gates’ flight was rapidly continued three days into Virginia, one hundred and ninety miles from the field of action; it was effected upon a celebrated horse,…
Battle of Camden
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 16.—Early this morning the advanced parties of the British under Cornwallis, and the Americans under General Gates, met in the woods near Camden. The result is not altogether known, but from every quarter we hear of the total…
Clinton at Huntington Bay
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 5.—Certain intelligence having been received that Clinton had embarked the principal part of his force, at New York, and had proceeded to Huntington Bay, on his way to Rhode Island, to make a combined attack on the fleet…