Index Entry | March, French or American, British army not allowed to play at capitulation |
Location | Yorktown |
Citation | NJG-T.781.026 7 Nov 1781:31 (4/202) Trenton, Nov. 7 A letter from an officer of rank in the Jersey line. Camp at York-Town, October 21, 1781. Permit me to congratulate you on the success of the allied arms . . . [13 lines describing surrender ceremony] Their colours cased, and they not allowed to beat a French or American march. The British officers in general behaved like boys who had been whipped at school . . . |
Generic Title | New Jersey Gazette-Trenton |
Date | 1781.11.07 |
Publisher | Collins, Isaac |
City, State | Trenton, NJ |
Year | 1781 |
Bibliography | B0024830 |