The Life of the General Lafayette |
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Author:
| Headley, Phineas Camp |
ISBN: | 978-0-217-55948-5 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
Publisher: | General Books LLC
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $23.35 |
Book Description:
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. Brightening Prospects ?Opening op The Campaign or 1778 ? Lafaybtti At Barren Hill? Perilous Position ? Brilliant Manceuvre, And Safe Rk Treat ? Attachment op The Army ? Affecting Intelligence From Homb ?Death op His Daughter ? Letter To His Wife ? Evacuation Of Phila Delpiiia?Battle Of...
More DescriptionPurchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. Brightening Prospects ?Opening op The Campaign or 1778 ? Lafaybtti At Barren Hill? Perilous Position ? Brilliant Manceuvre, And Safe Rk Treat ? Attachment op The Army ? Affecting Intelligence From Homb ?Death op His Daughter ? Letter To His Wife ? Evacuation Of Phila Delpiiia?Battle Of Monmouth ? Arrival Of Count D'estaing And The French Fleet ? Lafayette At Rhode Island ? Sullivan And D'esTaing? D'estaing Determines To Sail For Boston ? Remonstrance ? Lafayette And The Admiral?Reasons For The Measure ? Retreat From Newport?efforts Of Lafayette ? Repairs To Boston ? Again At Rhode Island?Retreat ? Resolutions op Congress ? CorresponDence ? Lafayette Prepares To Re.visit France ? Action op Congress ? Departure. The campaign of 1776 had closed gloomily to the friends of freedom; and the defeated, yet not disheartened army took up their winter quarters at Valley Forge. But while the shadows were deepening, there was below the horizon the on-coming of day. The genius of Washington was not slumbering. In the early part of 1778, he was industriously employed in forming plans for the next campaign. The regulations for the militia service were re-organized and established upon a firmer basis than before. A new spirit of discipline was infused into the regular force, and both officers and soldiers found the spring opening upon them with new courage, and brighter expectations than at any former period. The influence of the example and representations of Lafayette upon France was not unmarked. The French ministry, who hadalways secretly favored the Revolution, were giving decided evidence of their interest; and at length, on the 6th of February, the independence of the United States was formally acknowledged by that nation. The treaties of amity and commerce, and of d...