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Identifier: lifeofmajgenhenr00hart (find matches)
Title: Life of Maj. Gen. Henry Lee ... Added the life of Gen. T. Sumter ...
Year: 1859 (1850s)
Authors: Hartley, Cecil B
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Publisher: New York, Derby & Jackson
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unately,he confined his operations to those small excursions thatwere calculated to enlarge the comforts of his own sol-diers, who, notwithstanding the favorable dispositions ofthe neighboring country, were much distressed for fuel,and often in great want of forage and fresh provisions.The vigilance of the parties on the lines, especially onthe south side of the Schuylkill, intercepted a large por-tion of the supplies intended for the Philadelphia mar-ket ; and corporal punishment was frequently inflictedon those who were detected in attempting this infractionof the laws. As Captain Lee was particularly active, aplan was formed, late in January, to surprise and cap-ture him in his quarters. An extensive circuit was madeby a large body of cavalry, who seized four of his pa-trols without communicating an alarm. About breakof day the British horse appeared; upon which CaptainLee placed his troopers that were in the house, at thedoors and windows, who behaved so gallantly as to re- mm Iff
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LEES REPORT TO WASHINGTON. 33 pulse the assailants without losing n horse or man. OnlyLieutenant Lindsay and one private were wounded. The whole number in the house did not exceed ten. Tlof the assailants was said to amount to two hundrThey lost a sergeant and three men, with several hoi killed; and an officer and three men wounded. The following is Captain L report of this affair toGeneral Washington: I am to inform your Excellency of an action, which happened this morning, between aparty of the enemys dragoons and my troop of horse.They were hear two hundred in number, and by a verycircuitous route endeavored to surprise me in quarteiAbout daybreak they appeared. We were immediatelyalarmed, and manned the doors and windows. The con-test was very warm ; the British dragoons trusting totheir vast superiority in number, attempted to force theirway into the house. In this they were baffled by thebravery of my men. After having left two killed and fourwounded, thev desisted and sheered o

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