| Index Entry | Drums, in Cambridge, beat to arms in British attack |
| Location | Cambridge |
| Citation | PL.775.067 12 Aug 1775:42 (29) Extract of a letter from Cambridge, dated July 31. . . [report of action on Charlestown Neck] In return for this, the enemy alarmed us last night in their turn. At one o'clock this morning a heavy firing of small- arms and cannon occasioned our drums to beat to arms; the army was immediately ordered under arms to their posts. . . |
| Generic Title | Pennsylvania Ledger |
| Date | 1775.08.12 |
| Publisher | Humphreys, James, Jun. |
| City, State | Philadelphia, PA |
| Year | 1775 |
| Bibliography | B0039816 |