The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17
SOME FAMOUS
SURRENDERS,

The surrender Of the Spanish army
under General Toral at Santiago was
one Of the biggest events of the kind
as regards numbers that have occurred
on this continent Small detachments
Of troops cooped up in fortified place
are often compelled TO surrender during
a war, but when whole armies give up
the end is generally i'm sight.
There are many famous surrenders in
our national history. There were two
notable ones during the Revolution. one
In the middle of the war and one at the
end. AT Saratoga on Oct. II, 1777, Bur-
goyne surrendered 10 Gates 5000 men.
o,oOO muskets and a large quantity OF
ammunition and cannon. He had begun
his invasion of the colonies from Cana
da In June, intending 70 go down the
Hudson and separate New England
from New York
On Oct. 10, 1881, CORVALLIS surrsn-
dered 1000 men to Washington, which
ended the war. The ships and 800 sea-
men were turned over to the French.
There was surrender i'm this war
which is Mt 20 be ranked with the Ala
mo and Fort Pillow. Fort Griswold, de-
Tending New LONDON, Conn, was sur
rendered to Arnold the traitor, by Colo-
mel Ledyard The commandant and his
90 men were put TO the sword after
they had given up their arms. This was
i'm September. 1881. The raid on tho
New England coast had been undertake
en- by the British with the hope of di-
verting Washngtons attention from
CORVALLIS.
Even the great Washington was
forced to surrender once, though not
in this war. 1t was in the French and
Indian war and Washington was COM
mandant at Fort Necessity. His forces
had shed the first blood OF the war,
having defeated Jumonville at Great
Meadows. a. miles from Fort Duquesne.
Two months later Washington himself
was defeated by De Villiers at Fort Me-
cessity, which he had built at Great
Meadows AT the end OF ten hours
hard fighting Washington yielded upon
condition that his troops should get the
honors of war.
our war of 1912 was marked by two
notable surrenders, one of which was
not at all to our credit. This latter one
was Hull's surrender of Detroit and
with 1t al of Michigan territory. Hulrs
soldiers were hot with Indignation, as
they were anxious to fight and did not
get the chance. Hull was exchanged
later for 30 British soldiers and was
tried by court martial for treason and
cowardice. He was acquitted of the
charge of treason, but was convicted OK
cowardice and sentenced to be shot, but
was pardoned by the president.
The surrender of Barclays fleet on
Lake Erie to Perry partly atoned for
Hull's deed and gave the Americans a
chance to get back what they had lost
through Hull. Perry's message to the
president, we have met tho enemy,
and they are ours" is classic among
dispatches.
The Mexican war was marked by the
surrender of no large armies. Ampudia
gave up Monterey in September. 1876.
Tampico surrendered to Captain Con-
nor Of the navy in November. 1s47. The
castle of San Juan de Ulloa, which de-
Tended Santa Cruz. surrendered to
Scott and Connor March %. 1siT. At
this time 5000 prisoners and 500 cannon
were taken by our army. The City OF
Mexico. having been evacuated by San-
Ia Anna. was occupied by the American
troops Sept. Ia. ls47.
The Mexican war was preceded by the
Texan war for independence. in the
course of which the Alamo, at Bexar.
yarrisoned by Texans, was surrendered
to Santa Anna. No sooner had the
Americans laid down their arms than
hey were murdered by the treacherous
Mexicans of Spanish descent.
The civil war was terminated by
the surrender of Lee at Appomattox
Court House on April 2. 1866. Twenty
Xix thousand men faid down their arms.
This was soon followed by the surren-
Ter OF Johnston. with 29.924 men: Taylor,
With 10000; JEFF Thompson. with 7,454,
md Kirby Smith, with 10000.