John Stetson Barry
Published: 2016-06-27
Total Pages: 486
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Excerpt from The History of Massachusetts: The Commonwealth Period Preparations for raising an Army Oflicers of the Army Condition of the Inhabitants of Boston Preparations for leaving the Town Obstructions to the Removal of the Patriots Enlistments for the Army Military Stores Rank and Services of the Officers Movements of the Tories Resump tion of Government Position of the Clergy Prospects of the Army For tiflthtions commenced Skirmishes with the Enemy Meeting of the Second Congress Propositions of John Adams nvashington chosen Com mander in-chief Proclamation of Gage Counter Proclamation proposed Position of the American Army - Topography of Charlestown Orders to intrench on Bunker Hill The Fortiflcations commenced Amazement of the British Preparations for an Attack Movements of General Ward The British embark for Charlestown More Maps sent over Position of the Ameri cans Number and Officers of the British Army - Commencement of the Battle - Directions of the American Oflicers Result of tne first Charge Burning of Charlestown The third Attack Retreat of Prescott Triumph of the British Close of the Battle. Pp. 1 - 39. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
