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English
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After Washington, Greene is considered the ablest American officer to fight in the Revolution. According to a contemporary New York Times review of this 1893 biography, "General Greene's story is told with just appreciation and reasonable fullness. No volume in the Great Commander Series deserves wider reading."
Author
Publisher
[Redwood Library and Athenaeum]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A mix of regimental orders, brigade orders and generals' orders taken at headquarters in Swansey (Swansea), Mass., Providence and Portsmouth, R.I. covering the time period of the Battle of Rhode Island. Also from stations at Tiverton, R.I., Little Compton, R.I., Camp Freetown (Mass.). Records orders from General Cornell, General Varnum, General Greene, and Major General Marquis de Layfayette. First entries by Jona[than] Handy, majority by Col. John...