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Lancaster in the Revolution

Charles H. Kessler

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Description:In May of 1775, a fiery declaration from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, sparked the resistance of the "back country" to Great Britain. The resolution called the edicts of British Parliament "unjust, tyrannical and cruel." The people vowed they would not "become easy prey or tamely submit and bend our necks to the yoke prepared for us," and they agreed to "use our utmost diligence to acquaint ourselves with military discipline and the art of war."To Lancaster, the largest inland city of the colonial period and gateway to the west, came many of the responsibilities and hardships of the War of the American Revolution. In the darkest months of the conflict, when British troops occupied Philadelphia and Washington's army suffered at Valley Forge, Lancaster provided a haven for hundreds of refugees. The Continental Congress paused in its flight west from Philadelphia to hold one session in Lancaster.Unusually large numbers of men joined the Continental Army and the Pennsylvania Militia, fighting - and dying - in most of the battles of the Revolution. Two men in particular, General Edward Hand, a doctor who commanded a famous rifle battalion, and George Ross, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, distinguished themselves in the pages of history.Lancaster County provided medical care for sick and wounded soldiers, became a prisoner-of-war center for British and Hessians, and produced for the Continental Army the sinews of war: shoes, blankets, saddlery, wagons, uniforms and the deadly accurate Pennsylvania Rifle."Lancaster in the Revolution" is a first. Never before have all the dramatic events of Lancaster County and its people during the war years been published in a single volume.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lancaster in the Revolution. To get started finding Lancaster in the Revolution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 153

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Sutter House

Release: 1975

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Description: In May of 1775, a fiery declaration from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, sparked the resistance of the "back country" to Great Britain. The resolution called the edicts of British Parliament "unjust, tyrannical and cruel." The people vowed they would not "become easy prey or tamely submit and bend our necks to the yoke prepared for us," and they agreed to "use our utmost diligence to acquaint ourselves with military discipline and the art of war."To Lancaster, the largest inland city of the colonial period and gateway to the west, came many of the responsibilities and hardships of the War of the American Revolution. In the darkest months of the conflict, when British troops occupied Philadelphia and Washington's army suffered at Valley Forge, Lancaster provided a haven for hundreds of refugees. The Continental Congress paused in its flight west from Philadelphia to hold one session in Lancaster.Unusually large numbers of men joined the Continental Army and the Pennsylvania Militia, fighting - and dying - in most of the battles of the Revolution. Two men in particular, General Edward Hand, a doctor who commanded a famous rifle battalion, and George Ross, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, distinguished themselves in the pages of history.Lancaster County provided medical care for sick and wounded soldiers, became a prisoner-of-war center for British and Hessians, and produced for the Continental Army the sinews of war: shoes, blankets, saddlery, wagons, uniforms and the deadly accurate Pennsylvania Rifle."Lancaster in the Revolution" is a first. Never before have all the dramatic events of Lancaster County and its people during the war years been published in a single volume.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lancaster in the Revolution. To get started finding Lancaster in the Revolution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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