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Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, Vol. 1
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U.S. History
General Arnold to the Commissioners.
La Chine, 25 May, 1776.
GENTLEMEN,
One of our men this moment came in, who was taken at the
Cedars. He made his escape this morning, and says we have lost only ten privates killed; the rest are prisoners at St. Ann’s and the Cedars. The enemy lost double that number. They were last night within three miles of us, with three hundred savages, fifty regulars, and two hundred and fifty Canadians, with our two pieces of cannon; but, on hearing we had a large body of men here, they made a precipitate retreat. He left them above Point Clare. They have only twenty-one canoes, which will carry eight or nine men on an average.
I intend to send off four hundred men in bateaux immediately, to proceed to the Isle Perot, and endeavour to cut off the enemy’s retreat. I expect they will make some stay at Fort St. Ann’s, by which it may possibly be effected. Pray, hurry on the men as fast as possible. I shall push them on from this immediately. We have so much water-craft, that we can always keep up a communication between those on land and those on water, and be able to act in concert. I am, Gentlemen, &c.,
BENEDICT ARNOLD.
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Chicago:
Benedict Arnold, "General Arnold to the Commissioners.," Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, Vol. 1 in Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, ed. Jared Sparks (Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1853), 517–518. Original Sources, accessed July 5, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L2ZSJ1WLXLE1DWB.
MLA:
Arnold, Benedict. "General Arnold to the Commissioners." Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, Vol. 1, in Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, edited by Jared Sparks, Vol. 1, Freeport, NY, Books for Libraries Press, 1853, pp. 517–518. Original Sources. 5 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L2ZSJ1WLXLE1DWB.
Harvard:
Arnold, B, 'General Arnold to the Commissioners.' in Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, Vol. 1. cited in 1853, Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, ed. , Books for Libraries Press, Freeport, NY, pp.517–518. Original Sources, retrieved 5 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L2ZSJ1WLXLE1DWB.
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