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Title: An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ... and a complete history of the United States to the present time ..
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Denison, John Ledyard, 1826-1906
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Publisher: Norwich, Conn., H. Bill
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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antagonists force. The obstinacy of the resistan e quicklyundeceived him, and on hurrying forward to reconnoitre, he foundthat General Wayne with his eight hundred Pennsylvani? ns,on per-ceiving the error, had boldly charged the enemys whole line. Bythis movement Cornwallis was in his turn deceived, not imaginingthat so daring an effort would be made by a comparati e handful,unless large numbers were behind to second them. H t thereforequietly suffered La Fayette to withdraw his forces, and during thenight crossed to Jamestown, from whence he proceed d to Ports-mouth. In this skirmish the Americans lost one hi-idred men,eighteen officers, and two cannon ; the enemy acknowle dge a loss ofseventy-five. Soon after, his lordship received counter-orders fromSir Henry Clinton, to retain the troops formerly demanded, and oc-cupy some good defensive position on the Chesapeake. He accord-ingly took possession of Yorktoum and Gloucester Point, which heproceeded to fortify. 430 CAMPAIGN OF 1781.
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YORKTOWU, FROM A. DRA-WtNO BT U K S. SIMOOE* On the 30ihof August, much to the mortification of Cornwallis, theOount de Grasse suddenly appeared in the Chesapeake with twenty-eicrht sail of the hne. Yoik river was immediately blockaded, whilethirty-twi hundred troops landed and joined the army of La Fayette.While tl»is was going on, Admiral Greaves appeared off the Capesof Virginia, and was met by the Count de Grasse. The two fleetsmanceuvred until the 7th of September, when the French leader, DeBarras, s* fely passed the British ships and sailed up the Chesapeakewith eight ships of the line. He was immediately joined by DeGrasse, ater which Admiral Greaves sailed for New York. An attf.ck upon Lord Cornwallis had not been the original policyof either Washington or Rochambeau. The causes which producedso materir I a change of plan are now to be narrated. Early n the spring, Washington had arranged a plan with theFrench C( mmanders for a combined land and naval attack upon theBritish h

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