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Title: Seventeen hundred and seventy-six, or, The war of independence : a history of the Anglo-Americans, from the period of the union of the colonies against the French, to the inauguration of Washington, the first president of the United States of America ...
Year: 1852 (1850s)
Authors: Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891
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Publisher: New York : Edward Walker, 114 Fulton Street
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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uire all officers and soldiers under your command, to be obedient toyour orders, and diligent in the exercise of their several duties. And we do alsoenjoin and require you, to be careful in executing the great trust reposed in you,by causing strict discipline and order to be observed in the army, and that thesoldiers be duly exercised, and provided with all convenient necessaries. And youare to regulate your conduct in every respect, by the rules and discipline of war (ashere given you), and punctually to observe and follow such orders and directions,from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of these UnitedColonies, or committee of Congress. This commission is to continue in force, untilrevoked by this, or a future Congress. Signed, John Hancock, President. t Sparkss Life of Washington (1 vol.), p. 131. § To the former rank were chosen Artemas Ward, Charles Lee, Philip Schuyler,and Israel Putnam: to the latter, Seth Pomeroy, Richard Montg< mery, David
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chap, v.) EVENTS OF 1775. 167 Arrival of reinforcements from England: Occupation of Breeds II il by the Americana In the meantime, war had actually commenced in New EnglandTowards the close of May, Generals Howe, Burgoyne, and Clinton,arrived at Boston, from England, with a considerable number ofmarines and drafts from other regiments. Several regiments fromIreland speedily followed,0 raising the effective force of the aMay25.British army to upwards of ten thousand men. GeneralGage issued a proclamation,* calling upon the people to laydown their arms, and offering a free pardon to all, except. John Han-cock and Samuel Adams, whose political crimes were considered tooflagitious to admit of forgiveness. It was evident that preparations to march the army into the coun-try were in progress by the British generals, to prevent which, theAmericans strengthened their entrenchments across Boston Neck,but learning that the former had changed their plan, and were direct-ing their attention to th

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