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NYJ-P.781.014
19 Nov 1781:21 (1919)
Trenton, November 7. A letter from an officer of rank in
the Jersey line, dated Camp at York-Town, October 21, 1781.
"Permit me to congratulate you on the success of the allied
army, the fall of the boast of Britain! the flower of its
army. The particulars of the surrender of Cornwallis you
must have had before this reaches you; but if I could
communicate the pleasure felt on seeing the poor proud
British ground their arms, it would give you new and
inexpressible sensations. The allied army was drawn up in
two straight lines, facing each other, leaving a space for
the British column to pass. The Commander in Chief with his
suite, on the right of the American line; the Count de
Rochambeau opposite, on the left of the French. Lord
Cornwallis pleading indisposition, the British were led by
General O'Hara, conducted by Gen. Lincoln--Their colours
cased, and they not allowed to beat a French or American
march. . . [6 more lines]
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