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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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nd forces ; and the militia from thesurrounding country, flocked to his standard in considerable numbers.Upwards of three thousand Pennsylvania militia, under GeneralsCadwallader and Mifflin, formed a junction with the main army onthe thirtieth. On the day that Washington crossed the Delaware, the Britishtook possession of Rhode Island. Admiral Sir Peter Parker andGeneral Clinton, with four brigades of English and some Hessiantroops, on board a. numerous squadron, had commenced an expedi-tion along the New England coast, and this was their first prize. Itwas a loss of great importance to the Americans, yet it cost theBritish a great deal to retain possession of it. For three years, alarge number of men were kept for its defence, in perfect idleness.The enemy also took possession of the islands Conanicut and Pru-dence, and for a long time kept the small American squadron, underCommodore Hopkins, blocked up in Providence River. Meanwhile, the small American force on the borders of Lakes
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chap, vi.) EVENTS OF 1776. 215 Operations upon Lake Champlain. Viv.tl battle Champlain and George, were not idle. General Schuyler had com-mand of the whole northern division of the army, assisted byAdjutant-General Gates, who, in June, was made a Brigadier-Gene-ral, and appointed to the command of the forces in Canada. Con-gress also voted Gates a reinforcement of six thousand men, andwith these he was to attempt in Canada to retrieve the severelosses of the previous year. It was deemed necessary to maintain the command of the lakes.The Americans had fifteen small vessels upon the two lakes, whilethe British had not a single boat. The vessels of the former carried,in all, ninety-six guns, fourteen of which were eighteen-pounders,twenty-three twelves, and the rest six and four-pounders. Thissquadron was placed under the command of the intrepid Arnold,who, at the beginning of the year, had been appointed by Congressa Brigadier-General. With it he effectually commanded the lakesand the

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