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Identifier: valleyforgechron04tayl (find matches)
Title: Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Taylor, Frank Hamilton, 1846- (from old catalog) Pennsylvania. Valley Forge commission. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Nagle
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arsh about six miles north from Chestnut Hill. November loth. Lord Howes ships invested Fort Mifilin and Fort Mercerbelow the city. An incident of this movement was the Battle of Red Bank, N. J.,ni which Count Donop, the Hessian commander, was mortally wounded. Dec. 19th. After an exhausting march from White Marsh via Gulf Mills,Washingtons troops arrived upon the hills at Valley Forge. Four days laternearly 3000 men of this force were sick or too nearly naked to do duty. Lord Howes Advance on Philadelphia, 1777 From the Diary of a British Sergeant hitherto unpublished. Aug. 25. Army landed at Elk Ferry, ist under Cornwallis at Elk Ferry, 2dunder Kuyphausen at Cecil Court House. Aug. 28. Army marched, arrived at Head of Elk. Aug. 31. Cornwallis and Grant marched 4 or 5 miles to a small place calledIron Works, returned to camp. Sept. 3. Troops reached Pencador 4 miles east of Elk on road toChristiana Bridge. Americans made a stand at the bridge, but retreated tomain body by Iron Hills.
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Headquarters of Gen. Howe near Valley ForgeIN September, 1777. Sept. 6. Gen. Grant from Elk, Avith his troops, joined the army. Sept. 8. Whole army marched from the left by Newark 6 miles and encampedin the township of Hokesson. The two armies, British and American, 4 milesapart. Sept. 9. One third of army marched toward New Market, Cornwallis withhis Division to Hokesson Meeting House, others to Kennett Square. Sept. 10. All met this morning and moved toward Brandywine Creek. Sept. II. Battle of Brandywine. Sept. 12. Kuyphausens men remained on Heights. Gen. Grant moved toConcord. Sept. 13. Cornwallis joined and proceeded to Ashton, 5 miles from Chesterand encamped. 71st Regt. to Wilmington. Sept. 16. Army in 2 columns moved from Ashton toward Goshen MeetingHouse and Downingtown. Sept. 17. Early A. M. to Yellow Springs and at night to White Elorse,Cornwallis 2 miles beyond. Sept. 18. Army joined and marched to Tredyffryn. Light Infantry toValley Forge. Sept. 20 Paoli affair. Sept. 21

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