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. 1907 Excerpt: ...try'd to outstand us but met with very Spirited opposition. They at last were oblig'd to give way to our persevering Troops who kept a regular constant Fire upon them from every quarter and they left Us Masters of the field of Battle, our people advanc'd cautiously, they retreated with great precipitation to Monmouth ...
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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. 1907 Excerpt: ...try'd to outstand us but met with very Spirited opposition. They at last were oblig'd to give way to our persevering Troops who kept a regular constant Fire upon them from every quarter and they left Us Masters of the field of Battle, our people advanc'd cautiously, they retreated with great precipitation to Monmouth Court House near 4 Miles from the Field of Battle, here they Made a show of standing but understanding in the Night that our Troops were advancing--they in a great hurry decamp'd left 4 officers of theirs wounded and 50 privates and push'd off. This has been as fatal an Engagement to them as any they have experienc'd in America and I believe will be attended with as fatal consequences to them they have left the flower of their Army both in Officers and Men--258 have been buried by a party sent from our Army for that purpose, a great number were buried by themselves that had been kill'd in the fore part of the day--and numbers have been inter'd by the Country people--they took a great part of their wounded in waggons those particularly that were in the greatest likelyhood to recover--the others they left to our mercy--what their numbers are I cannot learn exactly but this day has certainly cost them from every account not less than 1500 kill'd wounded prisoners and deserters. Among the Officer5 kill'd 4 Colonels, one Major a number of Captains and other inferior in rank amountg. to upwards of thirty kill'd and ab/t 10 wounded in our hands and 4 taken prisoners, Col/o Monkton, Col/o Abercrombie, Col/o Trelawney are among the dead and some others thought to be high in rank--all this you may depend upon is strictly true. We have lost some worthy officers--one L/t Col/o and a Major killed and four other officers--a good many wounded but not above 50...
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