Henry Clinton A.L.Cy, [New York, 2 July 1779] : to M. Genl. William Tryon
1779
MSS L2001F513
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Title
Henry Clinton A.L.Cy, [New York, 2 July 1779] : to M. Genl. William Tryon
Variant Title
Instructions given to Major General Tryon
Published
[New York] [1779]
Description
[3] p. ; 31 cm.
Call Number
MSS L2001F513
Note
Docket title, p. [4]: Instructions given to Major General Tryon.
On p. [3]]: A true copy - Test. Wm. Tryon. Apparently retained by Clinton in the event it would be necessary to defend himself in England in the aftermath of the brutally destructive Tryon raid.
Concerns plans to attack New Haven ("the only port in which the rebels have any vessels, except New London), Fairfield, and Stratford.
The intention was to retaliate for Connecticut's attack on British shipping in Long Island Sound and to reduce her ability to supply the American army. For details, see Mark M. Boatner, Encyclopedia of the American Revolution (1969), p. 260-261.
Clinton's strategy was to capture cattle, to "annoy the rebels much [and] deter their Militia from assembling...." He further directs Tryon "to be always within 24 or 48 hours of joining me."
Tryon's force included the Royal Welch Fusiliers, the Landgrave's Regiment of Hessians, and the King's Royal Americans.
Watermark: Pro patria with bell containing initials I.B.; not in Gravell.
Provenance: Clements Library
On p. [3]]: A true copy - Test. Wm. Tryon. Apparently retained by Clinton in the event it would be necessary to defend himself in England in the aftermath of the brutally destructive Tryon raid.
Concerns plans to attack New Haven ("the only port in which the rebels have any vessels, except New London), Fairfield, and Stratford.
The intention was to retaliate for Connecticut's attack on British shipping in Long Island Sound and to reduce her ability to supply the American army. For details, see Mark M. Boatner, Encyclopedia of the American Revolution (1969), p. 260-261.
Clinton's strategy was to capture cattle, to "annoy the rebels much [and] deter their Militia from assembling...." He further directs Tryon "to be always within 24 or 48 hours of joining me."
Tryon's force included the Royal Welch Fusiliers, the Landgrave's Regiment of Hessians, and the King's Royal Americans.
Watermark: Pro patria with bell containing initials I.B.; not in Gravell.
Provenance: Clements Library
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