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General Gage's instructions, of 22d February 1775, to Captain Brown and Ensign d'Bernicre [i.e. d'Be...

General Gage's instructions, of 22d February 1775, to Captain Brown and Ensign d'Bernicre [i.e. d'Be...

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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 [electronic resource] : 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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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 [electronic resource] : 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.).

Publisher

Boston : Printed, and to be sold, by J. Gill, in Court-Street, 1779.

Date

1779.

Record Identifier

74VKpl5DBerA

MMS ID

991019476399702626

Language

English

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20p. ; 4°.

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Publisher

Boston : Printed, and to be sold, by J. Gill, in Court-Street, 1779.

Analytical title

General Gage's instructions, of 22d February 1775.

Place of Publication

United States of America

Date Published

1779.

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Full title

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 [electronic resource] : with a curious narrative of occurences during their mission,...

Variant title

General Gage's instructions, of 22d February 1775.

Notes

General note

Parentheses substituted for square brackets enclosing "Left .. curious." in title transcription.

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.

Citation / References Note

ESTC W12339.

Evans, 16293.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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Record Identifier

74VKpl5DBerA

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MMS ID

991019476399702626