Battle of Bunker Hill...
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August 08, 1775
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, August 8, 1775
* Battle of Bunker Hill original reporting from the enemy
* Revolutionary war at the beginning
Pages 2 and 3 contain an excellent account of the Battle of Bunker Hill that appeared in the Essex Gazette from Salem, Massachusetts, on June 22. The account about this historic battle begins: "Last Friday night ...our army began an entrenchment...below Bunker's-hill, about a mile...northward...of the town of Charlestown. The enemy appeared most alarmed on Saturday morning, when they discovered our operations, and immediately began a heavy cannonading from a battery on Corps-hill, Boston..."
The report notes that the provincials continued their work until 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon "...when they discovered a very large body of the enemy crossing Charles River from Boston. They landed on a point of land about a mile eastward of our entrenchments, and immediately disposed their army for an attack..."
There is more about the British attack plan with the account continuing: "As the enemy approached, our men were not only exposed to the attack of a very numerous musketry, but the heavy fire of the battery on Corps-hill....our troops...sustained the enemy's attack with real bravery and resolution...and repulsed them several times; and after bearing as severe and heavy fire as perhaps was ever known...they were overpowered...retreating about sun-set..." and more.
There is other war-related content in this issue, and, on another page is news from Philadelphia stating that: "Last Tuesday Thomas Jefferson , Esq. arrived here from Virginia to attend the Congress agreeable to his election, in the room of the Hon. Peyton Randolph." On the same page is an address from the Provincial Congress of New York to Gen. Washington supporting his appointment as head of the Continental Army: "...in the glorious struggle for American Liberty...", followed by his gracious reply, signed in type: G. Washington.
A second report has details about Washington's departure for the "...Provincial camp at Cambridge, near Boston."
On the back page, under "London" is an extract of a letter that begins: "The Americans have published several accounts of the late engagement at Charles-Town on Bunker's-hill, wherein they, as usual, claim a victory...".
Also of great significance in this report is the announcement that Washington was selected by Congress as commander-in-chief of the Continental army, reading: "A letter from New York dated July 3 says, 'The following is the staff lately appointed by the Continental congress: General and Commander in Chief of all the American Forces, George Washington, Esq., of Virginia..." with the other general appointments as well, including Ward, Lee, Schuyler, Putnam, and Gates (see).
A doubly significant newspaper with two very historic reports on the Revolutionary War.
Measures 8 1/2 by 11 1/4 inches, complete in 8 pages, in very nice, clean condition.
* Battle of Bunker Hill original reporting from the enemy
* Revolutionary war at the beginning
Pages 2 and 3 contain an excellent account of the Battle of Bunker Hill that appeared in the Essex Gazette from Salem, Massachusetts, on June 22. The account about this historic battle begins: "Last Friday night ...our army began an entrenchment...below Bunker's-hill, about a mile...northward...of the town of Charlestown. The enemy appeared most alarmed on Saturday morning, when they discovered our operations, and immediately began a heavy cannonading from a battery on Corps-hill, Boston..."
The report notes that the provincials continued their work until 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon "...when they discovered a very large body of the enemy crossing Charles River from Boston. They landed on a point of land about a mile eastward of our entrenchments, and immediately disposed their army for an attack..."
There is more about the British attack plan with the account continuing: "As the enemy approached, our men were not only exposed to the attack of a very numerous musketry, but the heavy fire of the battery on Corps-hill....our troops...sustained the enemy's attack with real bravery and resolution...and repulsed them several times; and after bearing as severe and heavy fire as perhaps was ever known...they were overpowered...retreating about sun-set..." and more.
There is other war-related content in this issue, and, on another page is news from Philadelphia stating that: "Last Tuesday Thomas Jefferson , Esq. arrived here from Virginia to attend the Congress agreeable to his election, in the room of the Hon. Peyton Randolph." On the same page is an address from the Provincial Congress of New York to Gen. Washington supporting his appointment as head of the Continental Army: "...in the glorious struggle for American Liberty...", followed by his gracious reply, signed in type: G. Washington.
A second report has details about Washington's departure for the "...Provincial camp at Cambridge, near Boston."
On the back page, under "London" is an extract of a letter that begins: "The Americans have published several accounts of the late engagement at Charles-Town on Bunker's-hill, wherein they, as usual, claim a victory...".
Also of great significance in this report is the announcement that Washington was selected by Congress as commander-in-chief of the Continental army, reading: "A letter from New York dated July 3 says, 'The following is the staff lately appointed by the Continental congress: General and Commander in Chief of all the American Forces, George Washington, Esq., of Virginia..." with the other general appointments as well, including Ward, Lee, Schuyler, Putnam, and Gates (see).
A doubly significant newspaper with two very historic reports on the Revolutionary War.
Measures 8 1/2 by 11 1/4 inches, complete in 8 pages, in very nice, clean condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
