Mark Breed
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Joined: 9/4/2003 From: Orange County, CA Status: offline
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American Event: Looting (Colonel Gist’s command loots Roanoke). A soldier's life is short. Death follows him wherever he goes, and sooner or later, it reaches him. Soldiers do not pile up money because it would only serve the benefit of the people robbing the corpses. Soldiers do not make friends because they may lose them in the next battle. Believe me, you, as a peace-loving commoner, have got a much better fate. So don't you cry for your pigs and wine, as we fight for you and die for you. Don't you try to hide your money because you'll see what happens if I get really angry. The Americans receive reports of a large Tory force advancing on Springfield from Providence. Colonel Hamilton is given orders to redirect his militia regiment to conduct a reconnaissance toward Hartford. Colonel Smith is ordered to abandon Springfield and march his militia towards Portsmouth. Skirmish near Newport - An American militia regiment (251 men), under the command of Colonel Clarke, is attacked by General Knyphausen's army of 2,403 men and 12 cannon. The Americans lose 93 men and retreat back to Newport. Skirmish near Wilmington - An American militia regiment (414 men), under the command of Colonel Brodhead, marches out to delay General Eitell's army of 3,250 men and 12 cannon. In two separate engagements the Americans lose 101 men while the British lose 3. British General Powell takes Springfield. The Royal Navy bombards Newport.
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