Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-31
NOTED SURRENDERS.
They HAVE BEEN A FEATURE OF
ALL GREAT WARS

The Two Famous On. That oecurrea
During the RevoIa' 80 Even the Great
| Washington Wa. Fs ed to Surrender
| Once-Soms Other In.,anees-
1 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 ever
| occurred on this continent Small de-
tachments Of troops cooped up in a
fortified place are often compelled TO
surrender during a war. but when
whole armies give up the end is gen.
orally in sight
There are many famous surrenders
In our national history. There We're
two notable ones during the revolution.
one IN the middle of the war ard one at
the end At Saratoga, on October II.
14I1. Bourgoyne surrendered 10 Gates
5000 men, 5000 muskets and a large
quantity of ammunition and cannon.
He began his invasion of the colonies
from Canada in June. intending To- 90
down the Hudson and separate New
England from New York
On October - I1SI. CORVALLIS sur
rendered 1000 men to Washington.
which ended the war The ships and
loo seamen We're turned over TO the
French
There was a surrender in this war
which is fit TO be ranked with the Ala
mo and 4 ort Pillow. Fort Griswold
defending New London. Conn, was
surrendered TO Arnold the traitor. by
Colonel Ledyard. The commandant
and his sixty men were put to the
sword after they had given up thcir |
arms This WAS in September. 1871. |
The raid on the New England coast |
hsan fal- |. Ri Etg-tff n
with the hope of diverting Washing
tons 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, forty-five miles from Fort |
Duquesne. Two months later Wash
'ngton himself was defeated by De Vii |
.ers at Fort Necessity. which he had |
built at Great Meadows. At the end
of ten hours hard fighting Washing
ton yielded upon condition thar 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 it all of Michigan territory
Hulfs soldiers We're hot with indig |
nation. as they We're anxious to fight |
md did not get the chance. II un WAS |
exchanged later for thirty British sol
Tiers and tried by court martial fer
reason and cowardice. He was con-
Ticted of cowardice and sentenced to
be shot, but was pardoned by the
President.
The surrender of Barclays fleet on
AXE Erie to Perry partly atoned for |
HILLS deed and gave the Americans a
nance to get back what they had lost |
through Hull Perry's message to the |
PRESIDENT, I'VE have met the enemy.
nd they are ours is a classic among |
military despaches.
The Mexican was was marked by |
he surrender of no large armies. Am
udia gave up Monterey in September, |
$40, Tampico surrendered to Captain
'onnor, of the navy, in November, :
SAT
he Castle of San Juan de Ulloa. which
offended Santa Cruz. surrendered to }
cott and Connor March %, 1S47. At ;
his time 5000 prisoners and 800 cam !
on Were taken by our army. The City 5
f Mexico. having been evacuated by | !
anita Anna, was occupied by the AM ,
rican troops September II, 1S47. n
The Mexican war was preceded by | +
le Texan war for independence. in the | =
purse of which the Almo, at Bexar, I
by Texans, was surrender | =
to Santa Anna. No sooner had the |
mericanS laid down their arms than |
ley were murdered by the treacherous
IexicanS and those of Spanish de- | 4
cent {
The civil war was terminated by the | 5
lrrender of Lee at Appamatox Court '
louise on April 8, 1865. Twenty-six | a
men laid down their arms |
his was soon followed by the surren- 9
er of Johnston, with DC. 924 men; Tay- Z
IT. with 10000; Jeff Thompson. With t
asa, and Kirby Smith with 10000. p
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