Mark Breed
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Colonel Gist’s militia regiment (300 men) attacks Chief White Eyes’ braves (280) in Trenton and drives them out inflicting 16 casualties while suffering 7. British Colonel Rawdon with a brigade of Tories (730 men) attacks Colonel Marion’s militia regiment (287 men) defending Beaufort. Colonel Marion executes a brilliant defense fighting the superior forces to a draw losing 13 militiamen while inflicting 15 Tory casualties. Colonel Marion’s 274 militiamen then have to deal with an Indian assault on their flank. Chief Cornplanter with 258 braves attacks Beaufort. Colonel Marion’s regiment wins the skirmish inflicting 8 casualties on the Indian braves while suffering an additional 7 losses. Indian Chief Cornstalk’s war party, combined with Chief Forgeron’s (388 braves) turn and attack Colonel Williamson’s pursuing regiment (284 militiamen) south of Dover. Colonel Williamson’s men suffer 12 casualties and only inflict 6 losses on the braves, but they win the skirmish. Brigadier O’Hara’s brigade (692 men) pursues the withdrawing militia regiment (256 men) commanded by Colonel Hamilton to Edenton and engages them there. The militiamen lose another 20 casualties, while the British only suffer 4. The Americans are kicked out of Edenton. General Washington, after having been lulled into complacency by the British inaction, detaches a significant portion of his army to secure his rear. However, this appears to have played right into General Gage’s plan. The British rapidly move the short distance to Providence and attack. The American army consists of 5,682 regulars and riflemen, as well as 36 cannon. The British army has 6,815 well-trained regulars, grenadiers, and riflemen, as well as 58 cannon. The losses are heavy for the Americans: 738 casualties and the loss of 3 heavy cannon. While the British come off with relatively light losses: 285 men. The Americans withdraw to the south of Providence. British General Gage, however, is not done with the Americans. He launches another attack the next day. His 6,815 regulars, grenadiers, and riflemen with 52 cannon attack General Washington’s 5,682 regulars and riflemen with 33 cannon. The Americans are beat up again. This time the losses are 569 men and 2 heavy cannon versus the British 229 casualties. The Americans withdraw again.
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