Book/Printed Material Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America
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Image 1 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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- Date: 1865
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- Date: 1865
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- Date: 1865
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- Date: 1865
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Image 7 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America (^0 NARRATIVE CAMPAIGN IN 1781 NORTH AMERICA. Sir henry CLINTON, K. B. NtOBLIVISCARIS. PHILADELPHIA: JOHN CAMPBELL, MDCCCLXV.
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 8 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America No. Edition of 250 Copies, Of which 75 copies are in quarto, and 25 copies in foHo. PRINTED BY H nAV B. ASHMEAD, No. I loz Sansom Street. .--iM^^
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 9 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America NARRATIVE O F •0^: LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR HENRY CLINTON, K. B. RELATIVE TO HIS CONDUCT DURIN G PART OF HIS COMMAND OF THE KING S TROOPS IN NORTH AMERICA; Particularly to that which...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 11 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America ERRATA. Page. Line. In the note, 8, 3, 1781, vice 1782. 13, 12, either^ vice each. 24, 19, probably before be^ at the begin- ning of the line. 46, 16, their., vice...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 12 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America Jf-.
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 13 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America k w. NARRATIVE O F LIEUTENANT GENERAL Sir henry CLINTON, c. T3EING confcious, that during my com- mand in North America, my whole conduct was actuated by the moft ardent zeal for...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 14 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 2 duce. Anxious, therefore, to explain what had been mifinterpreted or mifreprefented, (as indeed might well be expected, from the publication of Lord C. s letter of the 20th of October, without...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 15 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 3 not, however, apprifed to what degree the public prejudice had been excited againft me eh e, I fhould probably have been in- duced to have taken an earlier opportunity of offering...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 16 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 4 wallis, and the Admirals commanding on the Weft-India and American stations, was not produced, or at leaft fuch parts thereof as, being necelTary to explain my condud:, might have appeared confiftently...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 17 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America J the unfortunate concluiion of the laft cam- paign in the Chefapeak; which latter I am forry to obferve, were given to the pubUc, while mine in anfwer were withheld from it;...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 18 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 6 tranfmitted to the Minifter. I was led, however, into thefe hopes, more by the apparent diftrelTes of the enemy than any material fuccelTes we had met with. The plan I had...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 19 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 7 forcement from Europe from the Weft- Indies and from the Southward (after ope- ration fliould ceafe in that quarter) added to what I might be able to fpare at the time...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 20 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 8 forced (Appendix, No. II.) upon me by- Lord Cornwallis s quitting the Carolinas, where I had left him in the command, and marching into Virginia; a meafure, I muft fay, determined...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 21 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 9 Admiral arrived with the naval reinforce- ment from the Weft-Indies,, he was clearly of Sir George Rodney s force is little inferior to his, and he will be watchful of his...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 22 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America o of opinion himfelf, and of courfe convinced me, that he had brought that covering fleet. (Appendix, No. III.) Therefore, as Admi- ral Graves s fquadron was acknowledged to be fuperior to...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 23 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America I- I could not but luppofe that the arrival of Admiral Digby (hourly expedied) would give us a moft decifive naval fuperiority. And here, perhaps, it may not be improper to remark,...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 24 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 12 ftated, that I fliould be able to meet him there with every advantage on my fide, by having the command of the waters of that bay without which he could not...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 25 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America -3 twice that number, I do not know that, after leaving fufficient garrifons in the iilands and pofts depending (which it is ad- mitted by all would take 6000) I could, as...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 26 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America H in the face of works which he might ealily have occupied (as they were only feven miles from his camp at Chatham) without fubjediing my army to be beat, en detail....
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 27 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 5 could not hold the ftations we both thought eligible, if he fpared me any part of the force with him, I was obliged to relinquifli this defign. The other much more...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 28 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America V 16 knowledge of thefe pofts, I had the ftrongefh reafon to exped: the fulleft fuccefs to an at- tempt againft them, and I therefore immedi- ately propofed to Admiral Graves a...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 29 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 17 were not ready on the 28th; Sir Samuel Hood, however, arriving on that day, I im- mediately ordered the troops to be embarked and going to the Admirals on Long Ifland,...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 30 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America -8 without confulting me, (at the risk of en- gaging me in dangerous operations, for which I was not prepared) yet, as I fuppofed he ad:ed with at leaft the approbation of...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 31 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America -9 Lordiliip the leafh inclined to adopt. And that letter, which I did not receive till Sep- tember, found me deeply and dangeroully en- gaged in the operation he had forced me...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 32 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 20 mend to Lord Cornwallls to fecure a naval ftation for large fliips, if one could be found that was capable of being fortified and main- tained againft a temporary fuperiority of...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 33 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 2 Lordfliip had informed me in a letter, dated 26th of May, he was indined, from the reports which had been made to him, to think well of as a naval ftation...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 34 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 22 as he had a Uttle before, in the letter above quoted, reprefented that poft as unhealthy, and requiring an army to defend it. On receipt of his Lordfliip s letter, I...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 35 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 23 he fhould feize York and Gloucefter, as the only harbour in which he could hope to be able to give effectual protection to line of battle fhips; I fuppofed his Lord-...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 36 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 24 nion of York and Gloucefter, after his en- gineer had made a moft exadt furvey, which he told me he was employed in, and of which I expecfted a copy, as...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 37 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America ^5 take any ftep that might retard the efta- blifhing this poft. But I requeft that your Excellency will pleafe to decide whether it is moft important for your plans, that a...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 38 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 26 we had reafon to hope. In ihort, I think his Lordfliip appears to have impUed in all his letters, (except that of the 17th of Sep- tember, the day he heard...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 39 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 27 a powerful battering train as would demolifh his defences (fuch as I had reafon to hope they would be) in fo lliort a fpace of time as nine or ten days....
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865
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Image 40 of Narrative of the campaign in 1781 in North America 28 were clearly of opinion, that a joint attempt fliould be made by us to fuccour the fleet and army in the Chefapeak. I certainly, therefore, never could have hinted to his...
- Contributor: Clinton, Henry
- Date: 1865