| Index Entry | Drums, in Three Rivers, beat to intimidate enemy |
| Location | New York |
| Citation | NYP-N.776.042 11 Jul 1776:31,32 (1/28) Extract of a letter from the camp at Sorrel, dated June 13, 1776. On the 8th inst. a detachment of about sixteen hundred men, under the command of General Thomson, left the mouth of Nicolette, in order to surprise the enemy at Three Rivers. . . [10 lines] The General determined to make the attack, ordered the drums to beat, to put the best face upon the matter, and intimidate the enemy. . . |
| Generic Title | New York Packet-New York |
| Date | 1776.07.11 |
| Publisher | Loudon, Samuel |
| City, State | New York, NY |
| Year | 1776 |
| Bibliography | B0031100 |