The Defeat and Surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga
WE were halted at six o’clock in the morning [October 9, 1777], to our general amazement. General Burgoyne ordered the artillery to be drawn up in a line, and to […]
General Burgoyne’s Proclamation
By John Burgoyne Esq’r; Lieut Gen’l of His Majesties Armies in America, Col. of the Queens Reg’t of Lt. Dragoons, Governor of Fort William in North Britain, one of the […]
British Account of Bunker Hill
Camp of Charlestown Heights Lieutenant J. Waller, First Royal Marine Battalion Amidst the hurry and confusion of a camp hastily pitched in the field of battle, I am sat down […]
Letter from John Dickinson to Arthur Lee (1775)
Dear Sir, — The ’immedicabile vulnus’ is at length struck. The rescript to our petition is written in blood. The impious war of tyranny against innocence, has commenced in the […]
Report on the Battles of Lexington and Concord
Boston Camp, To: General Thomas Gage Sir, As you are anxious to know the particulars that happened near and at Lexington in the 19 th Inst agreeable to your […]
Report to General Gage on the Retreat of the American Colonists from Lexington and Concord
In obedience to your Excellency’s orders I marched yesterday morning at 9 o’clock with the 1st brigade and 2 field pieces, in order to cover the retreat of the grenadiers […]
Report on the Battles of Lexington and Concord in an Excerpt of a Letter to the Earl of Dartmouth
My Lord …I am to acquaint your Lordship that having received Intelligence of a large Quantity of Military Stores being collected at Concord, for the avowed Purpose of Supplying a […]
Orders to Lieut. Colonel Smith, 10th Regiment ’Foot
Lieut. Colonel Smith, 10th Regiment ’Foot, Sir, Having received intelligence, that a quantity of Ammunition, Provisions, Artillery, Tents and small Arms, have been collected at Concord, for the Avowed Purpose […]
Letter to the Inhabitants of Canada (1775)
FRIENDS AND COUNTRYMEN, Alarmed by the designs of an arbitrary Ministry, to extirpate the Rights and liberties of all America, a sense of common danger conspired with the dictates of […]
Novanglus
Our rhetorical magician in his paper of January the 9th continues to wheedle: You want nothing but “to know the true state of facts, to rectify whatever is amiss.” He […]