Strictures on Lt. Col. Tarleton's History "of the campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the southern provinces of North America" ... : wherein military characters and corps are vindicated from injurious aspersions ... : to which is added, a detail of the siege of Ninety Six, and the re-capture of the island of New-Providence
1787
973.336 T188mke, 1787
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Title
Strictures on Lt. Col. Tarleton's History "of the campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the southern provinces of North America" ... : wherein military characters and corps are vindicated from injurious aspersions ... : to which is added, a detail of the siege of Ninety Six, and the re-capture of the island of New-Providence
Variant Title
A history of the campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the southern provinces of North America
Published
London Printed for the author, and sold by R. Faulder ... [and 3 others] 1787
Description
[4], vi, [2], 186, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
973.336 T188mke, 1787
System Control No.
(OCoLC)01488559
Note
Signatures: [pi]2 a4 B-M8 N4 O2.
Dedicated to Francis Lord Rawdon.
The author defends Cornwallis and is critical of Tarleton's History, in which "Some facts have been withheld, and some mutilated, while others are raised to a pitch of importance, to which ... they are by no means entitled."
Leaves a4, M3 and O2 blank
Errata: p. vi.
The portrait of Tarleton in this copy is not called for in references
88.190
Library has another copy (L2018F98): ms. inscription on front paper covered board: "Washington" (William Washington, second cousin of George Washington); ms. annotations by John Eager Howard on "Letter X" (p. 94 & 98): "the sole cause of this maneuvre was to bring back the riflemen after the first charge, that the Continentals might engage the British with their own weapons ..."; "while the militia was called to retreat for to shun British bayonets, they thought thery were beat - This was done in order that the Continentals might engage them with the bayonet"; ms. letter (regarding ms. annotations on p. 94 & 98) tipped in on half title: "Dear Sir, Receive my thanks for your kindness. The writing is I think that of my grandfather ... John E. Howard Nov 9th 1850"; penciled inscription on title: "Joshua I Cohen."
Dedicated to Francis Lord Rawdon.
The author defends Cornwallis and is critical of Tarleton's History, in which "Some facts have been withheld, and some mutilated, while others are raised to a pitch of importance, to which ... they are by no means entitled."
Leaves a4, M3 and O2 blank
Errata: p. vi.
The portrait of Tarleton in this copy is not called for in references
88.190
Library has another copy (L2018F98): ms. inscription on front paper covered board: "Washington" (William Washington, second cousin of George Washington); ms. annotations by John Eager Howard on "Letter X" (p. 94 & 98): "the sole cause of this maneuvre was to bring back the riflemen after the first charge, that the Continentals might engage the British with their own weapons ..."; "while the militia was called to retreat for to shun British bayonets, they thought thery were beat - This was done in order that the Continentals might engage them with the bayonet"; ms. letter (regarding ms. annotations on p. 94 & 98) tipped in on half title: "Dear Sir, Receive my thanks for your kindness. The writing is I think that of my grandfather ... John E. Howard Nov 9th 1850"; penciled inscription on title: "Joshua I Cohen."
Indexed In
Gephart, R.M. Rev. America 6589 (note)
Sabin 43431
Howes, W. U.S. iana (2nd ed.) M138
Sabin 43431
Howes, W. U.S. iana (2nd ed.) M138
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