General Gage's instructions, of 22d February 1775, to Captain Brown and Ensign d'Bernicre [i.e. d'Berniere], (of the army under his command) whom he ordered to take a sketch of the roads, passes, heights, &c. from Boston to Worcester, and to make other observations
with a curious narrative of occurences during their mission, wrote by the ensign. : Together with an account of their doings, in consequence of further orders and instructions from General Gage, of the 20th March following, to proceed to Concord, to reconnoitre and find out the state of the provincial magazines; what number of cannon, &c. they have, and in what condition. : Also, an account of the transactions of the British troops, from the time they marched out of Boston, on the evening of the 18th, 'till their confused retreat back, on the ever memorable nineteenth of April 1775; and a return of their killed, wounded and missing on that auspicious day, as made to General Gage. (Left in town by a British officer previous to the evacuation of it by the enemy, and now printed for the information and amusement of the curious.)
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Author
Contributions
- De Bernier, Henry. - Contributor
- Great Britain. Army. - Contributor
Publication
1779 - Printed, and to be sold, by J. Gill, in Court-Street., Boston, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
5,000 words, Guess
Page Count
20 pages
Physical Format
Microform
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL14599884M
- OCLC Control Number152428489
Alternate Titles
- General Gage's instructions, of 22d February 1775.
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Series Statement
- Early American imprints -- no. 16293.
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