The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29
THE REvOLUTION-LIsTO OF THE RAT
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THE REvOLUTION-LISTO OF THE RAT
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While we are In all parts of the
country preparing to celebrate the
Centennial ofAmerican independence,
it will be well to bear in mind the
principal battles by which the inde-
penaence was achieved. The follow
ing will be found to comprise all the
battles that took place in the fight for
freedom. They, began April 10, I'VE,
They closed October. -, I11Sl HiS
years and six months. Fhe British
sent 134, 600 soldiers and sailors to this
war. The colonists met them with
$4,000 coha1eatassaeds5o,Oo ,OoO militia.
The British let loose Indians aud
equally savage Hessians. The Colo
mics had for their, allies the brave and
courteous Frenchmen. The leading
battles Of the war-those particularly
worthy of .eelebration-sre IConcord
and Lexington, BunkersHill andLong
Island, White Plains, Trenton, Prince
ton, Bennington, Saratoga, Monmouth.
Kings Mountains, Cowpens, Entaw
Springs, Yorktown. These are ofNa-
tisnal interest. Many of the others
are especially local. The deposition
is to celebrate them also-yictories and
defeets-to recall the deeds Of our an
cestors, haye a. good sAee5@tstally.
Our readers will do well to preserve
the following list of revolutionary
battles: .>.t3fag SoJ "a
Lexington Qst skirmish)-April 10,
1775. -iss- a. sne1- =. "A 2sria 1s4 j. ~e'sl
Ticonderoga-May 10, 1775., ,,oe.,
Bunker Hill-June II, Ito. ...ot. ,sI.
Montreal (Ethan Allen taken) Sep
tember %, 4775. soi.asia J. vis,1., i.sii'
st. Johns besieged and acaptured-
November 3, 1775. .,,.a. .,.,,s ,.;ls..,as
Great Bridge; Va.-December 9;l775.
Quebec (Montgomery killed. De-
cember 81, 1775 s''sf is 'I7H'iT,-ia 80 20
Mosre's Creek Bridge-Februaay
q, 1776. ,,
Bostehs 1Bfffish 'ifd})eHh ifed}@eHarch II,
1776.
Fort Sullivan, Chaarrliesstofni@June ton rs IS,
l776.
Long Island2Aug6sf 27, 1776.
Harlem Plaips-SePtember-f6 f6, 1776.
White Piains4October q, I776.
Fort Washington-Noyem 16,
1776. a7Aei 1't o5'ls ih 'a's i's
Trenton-December n, 1776,n .ie~o1
Princeton, January 3, 1777.
HubbatecB, July 3 177,9!.,1o,.t .s ..ia5 l,'e''
Bennington, August 16, 1777.
Brand5wine-SeptDMhos1l ,1777siD
First battle Bemis Heights, Sarato-
ga-September 10, f7f7."a hAA Aa"'i"'a
Paoli-September B. 1777.r .se.s,sr
Gernantown-October4, 4, 1777.
.sEorta Clinton AdoGMonsgemery.s
October 6, l777. .+'~s
Second battle at Bemis Heights, Oc-
tober z, 1777.
Surrender Of Bargoyne-October
13, l777.
Fort Nercer-October %, 1777.
Fort Mifain-NSvember =, 1777.
aaMenmouthA June %, IT'S. 'e.'i.5 ..,,, nc
Wyoming-July 4, ITS. ,...,
Quaker Hill, r. August 20, 177S.
Savannah December %, 1778. ~
Kettle Crock, Ga:.-FebruaryI, 10
1779.
Brier Creek-March 8, 1779. ,-f--,a
Stony Ferry-Juue %, 1779. s..f.i
Stony Point-Juiy 16, 1779. - 'a'l
Haulus Hook-August Ii, 1779.
Chemung(I (Indians)-Au2ust29.1779.
Savannah-August 8, 1779.
Charlestown (surrender to British)
Nay II. 17s0. -
spring6eld4June %; ESQ! EIk
Rocky Mount-June % lfsql iii
HsnEnS Recf-SAugust& 17SD. y !
Sanders Crsek, near CanideAlAu-
gust 16, 1850.
Kings Mountain-October Z, 1850.
Fish Dam Ford, Broad River-No-
Is, 17SO.
Observation-Disclosures 20, 17SO.
Cowpens-January IL. 1871.
Guilboro--Masch b, 1881.
Hobkirk's Uill-April 25, 1881.
Ninety-six (beseiged)-May and
June, 1851.
Augusta (besieged) May and June.
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Jamestown-July Q, 17S1.
Eutaw Springs-September s, 1871. |
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