Our French Allies: Rochambeau and His Army ...

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By Edwin Martin Stone

Published 1884
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The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
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... The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States - Page 836
by John Bassett Moore, United States Dept. of State, Francis Wharton - 1889
Published as a supplement to Wharton's Digest of the international law of the United States, takenfrom documents issued by presidents and secretaries of Stae [etc].
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Newport - Page 334
The Marquis does not make a local application of this criticism to Providence nor to Newport. Had he avowedly.
more pages: 206

Savannah - Page 497
He thence removed to the neighborhood of Savannah, and settled upon a plantation presented to him by the State of Georgia. ...
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Cranston - Page 248
Governor Bowen owned a flue estate in Cranston, in the management of which he found pleasant relaxation from the fatigues and perplexities of public ...
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Gloucester - Page 423
and Gloucester; the position of the American and French forces under General Washington; and the position of the French fleet under Count de Grasse.
more pages: 475

Boston - Page 42
Should your Excellency see tit to order any part of the forces from the vicinity of Boston, to any of the southern colonies we could wish your ...
more pages: 188

Warwick - Page 260
for the Rhode Island troops in New York, and these were as secretly forwarded to their destination by her father and Elisha Anthony, of Warwick. ...
more pages: 254

Charleston - Page 200
The Admiral came on soundings ofl* the Chesapeake Bay, July 4, and took a British vessel, by which he learned of the siege and capture of Charleston. ...
more pages: 481

Hartford - Page 394
all the way from the point where the troops first touched Connecticut on the east to their encampment on the green meadows of Hartford. ...
more pages: 296

Portsmouth - Page 102
Captain Burrington Anthony, who commanded a company in Portsmouth at the time of the invasion of the island of Rhode Island, was taken prisoner and ...

Bristol - Page 192
for the purposes aforesaid; and for making such repairs at Providence, Warren and Bristol ferries, as arc necessary; and that he account for the same. ...
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Brest - Page 161
Another body has been stationed in Flanders, and two thousand dragoons are to embark at Brest. The project of invading England was at first retarded ...
more pages: 381

Trenton - Page 397
He immediately applied himself to provide vessels and other means of transporting the army, baggage, and stores from Trenton to the head of the Elk. ...
more pages: 505

York - Page 37
Don't you think that the Congres we have hold at York will promote peace sooner than the Congres at vicuna? If we could hold the next session at ...
more pages: 475

Philadelphia - Page 260
Bringhurst belonged to one of the best families of Philadelphia, and like his bride, he was a Quaker. Polly was very happy in her marriage and in her ...
more pages: 455

Fishkill - Page 140
and proceeded with him to Fishkill, where they met Washington, who had already arrived there to receive the representative of Louis XVI. ...

Paris - Page 533
and hence, if any list of the deceased soldiers is in existence, it will most probably be found in the archives of the War Department in Paris. ...

New York - Page 260
for the Rhode Island troops in New York, and these were as secretly forwarded to their destination by her father and Elisha Anthony, of Warwick. ...
more pages: 187

Baltimore - Page 504
During the time the army halted at Baltimore, the neatness of its appearance, and the orderly conduct of the soldiers, made a very favorable ...

Morristown, New Jersey - Page 185
One of the early acts of the congressional advisory committee, in camp with Washington at Morristown, New Jersey, was to address a long letter on the ...

Halifax - Page 200
On the same day the Amazone took a small English vessel from Halifax. Off the Bermudas, De Ternay fell in with an English squadron, which he engaged, ...

North Kingstown - Page 231
are copied from an impression of a seal ring bequeathed to Daniel Vernon, of North Kingstown, by his brother Samuel, of London. ...

London - Page 494
When the intelligence of the surrender of the British forces at Yorktown reached London, the ministry was greatly agitated. ...

Albany - Page 61
I also beg Congress to order General Stark, who has returned to New Hampshire from Albany, to me at this place, as I shall need two brigadiers when ...

Quebec - Page 383
bore a conspicuous part in the unsuccessful assault upon Quebec, and after three hours of hard fighting was compelled to surrender. ...

Coventry - Page 63
He set out from camp July 28th, and July 31st, after three days' hard ride, reached Coventry, where, after an absence of nearly three years, ...

Providence, RI - Page 446
and Elizabeth Mawney Olney, was born in Providence, RI, November 26th, old style, or December 7th, new style, 1749. ...

Marietta - Page 26
by that of ¡my other in the navy," and that "his exploits and character will long be remembered by the inhabitants of Rhode Island and Marietta. ...

Pawtucket - Page 297
in Pawtucket, but found in the water nothing except a little more coolness than in that which he used every day. ...

Bolton - Page 390
At Bolton he lay sick " after a fatiguing march," and at Hartford he spent several days in establishing a Hospital, and where, he says, "I was, ...

Salem, Mass - Page 413
Of the daughters, who lived for a time in Salem, Mass., the late Kev. William lientley, DD, pastor of the East Church in that town, made In his diary ...

Princeton - Page 448
Subsequently he is seen at Harlem Heights, at White Plains, at Trenton, at Princeton, where he assisted in rallying a demoralized body of Pennsylvania ...

Annapolis - Page 246
one of the Commissioners to represent the State in the Convention of States, proposed to be held at Annapolis, " to take into consideration the trade ...

Burrillville - Page 329
The town of Burrillville, which was incorporated November 17, 1806, was named in honor of him. He received the appointment of Chief Justice of the ...

St. Louis - Page 494
For " the valor and courage " displayed by him at Yorktown, the King made him a Chevalier of the military order of St. Louis. ...

Greenwich - Page 62
Pawtuxet boat down to Warwick Neck ; Warwick boat down below Greenwich; Sentinels covered the whole shore from Point Judith to East Greenwich. ...

White Plains - Page 448
Subsequently he is seen at Harlem Heights, at White Plains, at Trenton, at Princeton, where he assisted in rallying a demoralized body of Pennsylvania ...

Taunton - Page 61
uot be for the good of the service to purchase them for guarding those places which are most exposed, particularly the rivers of Taunton and Warren. ...

Angers - Page 297
The rural situation of the spring reminded him of his home in the neighborhood of Angers, commune of Saint Sylvain. ...

Kose - Page 202
Defences were immediately thrown up in a position to command the chan-nel, and also on Conanicut and Kose islands, the latter ...

Scituate, RI - Page 455
He took the oath of office, and assumed its responsibilities, August 14th, his surety, in the sum of 42000, being Rufus Hopkins, of Scituate, RI The ...

Morgantown - Page 326
Returning to his native town he continued his practice until 1792, when, in consequence of impaired health, he removed with his family to Morgantown. ...

New Orleans - Page 6
He was on his way to New Orleans at the time of the battle there. He subsequently marched to Georgia, where he obtained some experience in skirmishing ...

West Point, Virginia - Page 303
On the 12th of November, ITS), he arrived In Providence from Newport on an excursion to Philadelphia, Albany, West Point, Virginia and elsewhere. ...

Norwich - Page 43
I prevailed upon Colonel Knox, who passed through this town on his way to Norwich, to take a view of Newport, and to direct .such works to be thrown ...

Charlotte - Page 503
wanted, and expect to meet with him here on my return from Charlotte, if Your Excellency invests him with sufficient authority. ...

Georgetown - Page 504
On the 23d of June, the first division commenced its march, and passed through Fredericksburg, Alexandria and Georgetown to Baltimore, ...

Colchester - Page 304
speedily ordered by Governor Trumbull, were carefully cantoned in the town, a little west of the church, on tho road that leads to Colchester. ...

Rome - Page 606
assistance and convenience to the fleets and armies of His Most Christian Majesty," voted to postpone the sale of the Wanton and Rome estates. ...

Lebanon, Conn - Page 148
Colonel .lohn Trumlmll, son of Jonathan, was born in Lebanon, Conn., June 6,1707. He was a pupil of Nathan Tisdale, could read Greek at six years of ...

Springfield, Illinois - Page 571
Thence they journeyed on to Chicago, to Springfield, Illinois, where they stopped long enough to visit the tomb and monument of President Lincoln, ...

Cumberland, RI - Page 600
Peck was the son of Ichabod and Judith (Paine) Peck, and was born in that part of Attleboro, now Cumberland, RI, April 19, 1733. ...

Cambridge - Page 383
He marched to Cambridge, and was made Lieutenant-Colonel of the first battalion formed for Arnold's expedition against Quebec. ...

Woodstock, Conn - Page 197
A house on the west side of the river, owned by Major Nathaniel Greene, of Woodstock, Conn., and occupied by Captain Abimeleck Kiggs, was assigned to ...

Chicago - Page 571
Thence they journeyed on to Chicago, to Springfield, Illinois, where they stopped long enough to visit the tomb and monument of President Lincoln, ...

Staten Island - Page 117
1777, General Sullivan made a descent on Staten Island, which but for a mistake of Smallwood'a guide, would have been successful. ...

Stamford, Conn - Page 612
Uzal Knapp, a native of Stamford, Conn, is believed to have been the last survivor of this celebrated body. He died in New Windsor, N. .1., ...

Camden, SC - Page 38
He was commissioned a Major-General, and commanded the right wing of the army under General Gates, in the battle near Camden, SC, in which he was ...

Magdeburg - Page 425
Frederick William, Huron de Steuben, was bora at Magdeburg, 1'russia, November 15, 1730. At the early age of fourteen years, lie entered tlie army as ...

Roxbury, Mass - Page 194
General William Heath, son of William Heath, a farmer, was born in Roxbury, Mass., March 2, (old style,) 1737. From his childhood he was fond of ...

Portsmouth, New- Hampshire - Page 103
John Langdon, of Portsmouth, New- Hampshire, a fellow volunteer. They were carrying him to the surgeons in the rear, to have his leg amputated. ...

Naples - Page 332
In 1800, he was minister otWar under Joseph Bonaparte, In Naples. He served in Spain and Germany. On the return of Napoleon from Klba, ...

Warren, RI - Page 244
General Nathan Miller, of Warren, RI, for many years Brigadier-General of the militia of the counties of Bristol and Newport, was, by his military ...

Hanover - Page 427
Being broken in health, he then retired from public service, spending his remaining days at his seat, Offley, in Hanover county. ...

Mendon, Mass - Page 475
Colonel Scammell was born in Mendon, Mass., March 24, 1747. He studied law with General John Sullivan, was his Brigade-Major at Cambridge, in 1775, ...

Lyon - Page 37
Cornwallys, tbc southern Lyon, has been very tame to us ; lie had neither teeth, nor claws, God bless him, for he has done no mischief. ...

Raynham, Mass - Page 248
His second marriage, May 21, 1801, was to Teddy Leonard, a daughter of Judge Leonard, of Raynham, Mass. Excellent and life-like portraits of himself ...

Londonderry, NH - Page 273
Sentcr was born in Londonderry, NH, in the year 17.V!. lie was with Arnold, as a surgeon in his famous march through the wilderness to Quebec, ...

Richmond, In - Page 500
Richmond, In three, where probably it will sojourn. It is 60 miles from Richmond to Cumberland Court House, in two, it is 40 miles from Cum-berland ...

Richmond, Virginia - Page 428
His ht ut ne in bronze is one of the six which adorn the Washington monument in the public square at Richmond, Virginia. ...

Concord, NH - Page 519
On i he 21st day of June, Lafayette, departed from Boston, and made a second tour to the eastward as far as Portland, taking Concord, NH, In the way. ...

Killingly, Conn - Page xv
He remained on the island in the discharge of his duties until August 26, 1778, when he left to visit his father in Killingly, Conn. ...

Fredericksburg - Page 504
He then passed through Hanover- town, Fredericksburg and Alexandria, where, by invitation, COUST DE VlO.MESNIL, IX ADVANCED LIKE. ...

Bristol, RI - Page 484
Miller was married in the spring of 1776, and died in Bristol, RI, March 2, 1840, in the eighty-fifth year of his age. ...

Providence, In - Page 523
f "The army was camped on the road to Boston, about a league from Providence, In conic fields which It had occupied the preceding year. ...

Brunswick - Page 396
The two armies pursued their march to Trenton, by different routes; one column passing through Chat-ham, Springfield and Brunswick, for the purpose of ...

Troy, NY - Page 260
Anthony Lawton, a grandson of Robert Lawton, the father of Polly, is living in Troy, NY To him I am »This coterie of the " Daughter« of Liberty," ...

Norfolk, Virginia - Page 543
was held on board the " Tennessee," after which tln> remains were conveyed to the United States steamer " Ynutic," for transfer to Norfolk, Virginia, ...

New Shoreham, RI - Page 496
he was married to Miss Catharine Litileiield, a daughter of John Uttlelield, Ksq., of New Shoreham, RI, a lady in every way worthy of his affection. ...

Malmedy - Page 32
I have therefore resolved to send a gentleman with whose great talents, activity and zeal, I am well acquainted; his name is Malmedy, a Frenchman. ...

Aix - Page 167
On the 19th of March, 1780, he sailed from the island of Aix, in the French frigate Ilermione, of thirty-six guns, commanded by Captain de Latouche, ...

Newport, RI - Page 227
To damages sustained in his house at Newport, RI, occupied by His Excellency Geu'l Kochambeau, viz., Floors, Wainscot, Hangings, Paint, Windows, ...

Amiens - Page 482
He negotiated the treaty of Amiens, and his faithfulness to his promise to, sign it, notwithstanding objections made to certain articles by his ...

Liverpool - Page 334
By the more wealthy families dinners were served on Liverpool ware, of novel patterns and of mixed colors—blue and brown, with cream-colored edges. ...

Tiverton, RI - Page 25
In commémoration of this event and of his naval exploits, Captain Jonathan Devol, a native of Tiverton, RI, wrote as follows, laying the scene at the ...

Augusta - Page 122
(¡encrai Lincoln having now arrived from Charleston, and (¡encrai Mclntosh having with his command arrived from Augusta, a union of the French and ...

Charleston, South Carolina - Page 367
He emigrated to the United States in 17!tl, stopping for a while in Charleston, South Carolina. He settled permanently in Kichmond in 1798, ...

Dighton, Mass - Page 389
t John Beverly, Esq., was born in Dighton, Mass., January 21, 17'ifl, and died in Providence, Muy I1.', Isl], in the seventy-third year of his age. ...

Fairfax - Page 195
He administered professionally to his beloved commander and friend In the closing hours of his life. Dr. C'raik died in Fairfax county, Va., ...

Waterloo - Page 526
and one of his Marshals ; Matthieu Dumas, a distinguished soldier, and a General of division at Waterloo ; Isadore de Lynch, an intrepid Irishman, ...

New Haven, Conn - Page 148
Hi- remains were enlnmhed in New Haven, Conn. Colonel Joseph Trumbull was a Commissary-General of the Revolutionary army, a member of the Old Congress ...

Freetown - Page 458
of War Knox,) the ordnance, militan' stores, etc., remain-ing at the close of the war in Providence, Newport, Tiver- ton, Freetown, and elsewhere. ...

Yorktown, Va - Page xii
Brock, Esq., Richmond, Va. ; Miss Kate Nelson, Yorktown, Va. ; Hon. William Hunter, Hon. John S. Tucker,,AR Spoffbrd, Esq., Washington, DC ; Major Asa ...

Ixil - Page 255
had been sunk in Newport harbor nearly two years previously, was raised, and a quantity of provisions found on. ' \i \\|,.ut Mrivliri,. l 1", Ixil. ...

Berlin - Page 538
Blaine, tendered through the American ^Minister, at Berlin, like invitations to the représentai ¡ves of Baron Steuben. ...

Middleborough - Page 50
AY rent ham, Norton, Bellingham. Digh- ton, Swanzey, Freetown. Dartmouth and Middleborough, and request their aid and assistance in engaging as many.

Brookline, Mass - Page 21
Major Sumner came with hi» family from Boston, in 1?74, and lived in Providence until 17S3, when Inn-moved to Brookline, Mass. ...

Alexandria, Va - Page 260
John Ladd, of Alexandria, Va.,) Kli/abeth Anthony, (Mrs. (Jhristophcr C. Robinson, of South Kingstown,) Mary Anthony, (Sirs. ...

Hamilton, Mass - Page xv
1)., pastor of the Congregational church in Hamilton, Mass., and should have followed the account of the battle given by Colonel Trumbull, (pnge 10G), ...

Glasgow - Page 13
Hopkins, and the Columbus, Captain Abraham Whipple, attacked, unsuccessfully, the British ship Glasgow, of twenty-nine guns and one hundred and fifty ...

Newport, In - Page 126
The pilots who brought the fleet from New- York to Newport, In .luly, received three hundred livres each. The larger vessels had two pilot«. ...