This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...the defeat inflicted upon the British arms at Yorktown. General Clinton did not prohibit Cornwallis from undertaking new enterprises in the British interest, it is true; but we have just seen that he made the security of Charleston always a primary object. This would have been a complete justification upon the part of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...the defeat inflicted upon the British arms at Yorktown. General Clinton did not prohibit Cornwallis from undertaking new enterprises in the British interest, it is true; but we have just seen that he made the security of Charleston always a primary object. This would have been a complete justification upon the part of Cornwallis for not having gone to Virginia, if he never had gone there, but it makes the question an extremely difficult one to decide, how far he is to be blamed for having gone there and having been defeated. His movements, however, upon having assumed command were most carefully made, looking first to the strengthening of his position in South Carolina; and as a natural consequence of this, his judgment led him to decide upon an operation against North Carolina in order the better to consolidate the British interests at the South, and to place a barrier between that district and the influences from the North which he now began to fear. For, said he, "It may be doubted whether the invasion of North Carolina may be a prudent measure; but I am convinced it is a necessary one, and that if we do not attack that province, we must give up South Carolina and Georgia and retire within the walls of Charleston." He was still more thoroughly convinced of this by the intelligence as to the movements of the Continental army which he received from the North. General Washington, who had been carefully studying the situation, had persuaded Congress to turn its attention toward the defence of the South; and, in consequence of this, an army under General Gates was then marching through North Carolina to oppose the British. Lord Cornwallis set out from Charleston, therefore, and, moving in a northwesterly direction, met Gates at Camden, where he foug...
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