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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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ing them, mistook them for theBritish troops. Lee took advantage of this mistake, and immediately sent word toPickens, who was in command of riflemen in the rear, to keep out of sight in thewoods, until they should receive a given signal. The young men addressed Lee asTarleton, which name he at once assumed, and sent word to Pyle to draw out hisforces on the side of the road, so as to give convenient room for his troops to takethe right position. Pyle expressed himself happy to comply with the wishes ofColonel Tarleton, and accordingly, with smiling countenance, Lee and his legiondefiled in front of the tories. When arrived at a proper position, a signal wasgiven for the riflemen to appear, and all fell upon the hapless tories with great fury,and routed them with dreadful slaughter. f Three days after the battle, Cornwallis issued a proclamation, boasting of vic-tory, calling upon all good citizens to join his standard, and offering pardon to all rebels who should lay down their arms.
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chap, xi.) EVENTS OF 1781. 335 Battle of Hobkirks Hill. Capture of several British forts. army there, under the command of Lord Rawdon. On his marchthitherward, many of the borderers who composed the chief bulkof Greenes militia, left and returned to their homes; and when heapproached the vicinage of the British army, his force, though small,consisted almost entirely of regulars. Early in April, Greene arrived at a place called Hobkirks Hill,about a mile from Rawdons encampment at Camden. He establish-ed his head-quarters there, but was soon after attacked* by ^the British commander, and another desperate battle en-sued. For a long time, the result was doubtful. Greene, anticipat-ing victory, sent a detachment to cut off the expected retreat ofRawdon, but a regiment from Maryland becoming confused by afurious charge of the enemy, disconcerted the others, and soonthe rout of the Americans became general. But Greene so farrestored order that he retreated with deliberation, and succeeded

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