tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post7359046712137479365..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Gen. Gage's Harmless CattleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-51608005603441458782009-07-11T20:55:59.164-05:002009-07-11T20:55:59.164-05:00I've got "voices of 1776", an intere...I've got "voices of 1776", an interesting book of personal letters about revolutionary battles. (I'm sure you must know it)<br />IIRC from it 1 battle was being commente on by a Continental Army Sullivan, also by a British Army Sullivan, also among American generals at it was J Sullivan. Quite a lot of SullivansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-77705329295763336912007-09-10T11:46:00.000-05:002007-09-10T11:46:00.000-05:00Pvt. Sullivan wrote four paragraphs on Trenton, an...Pvt. Sullivan wrote four paragraphs on Trenton, and blamed Col. Rall for strategic mistakes. He wrote considerably more on Princeton, where he was stationed. <BR/><BR/>In neither case did Sullivan describe what he did in the battles. But in regard to Princeton his remarks were sometimes in the second person plural: we did this, the rebels attacked us, &c. That's much the same style as the other parts of the book; Sullivan was mostly recording the campaigns rather than his own personal experiences.<BR/><BR/>I suspect that Sullivan's role was behind the lines in supplies, so he probably didn't see the thick of the fighting. But that also gave him an overview of the whole Jersey campaign.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-63089158201782292172007-09-10T07:25:00.000-05:002007-09-10T07:25:00.000-05:00The publisher's commentary on your "new primary so...The publisher's commentary on your "new primary source" identifies "Sullivan participated in events including....the battles at Trenton and Princeton." To my amateur knowledge, Trenton was solely a Hessian outpost, and Princeton was the British (possibly the 49th Regiment) encampment. <BR/>Is this a misprint by the publisher, possibly because the Battle of Trenton is more well known than Princeton, or was Sullivan actually in both places at once?NJDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12780039409170446937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-71746476692275464412007-09-08T12:14:00.000-05:002007-09-08T12:14:00.000-05:00Fascinating article, the poem at the end is very w...Fascinating article, the poem at the end is very witty. Well done on such an informative blog.<BR/>Thanks<BR/>Danny<BR/><A HREF="http://www.giftofireland.com" REL="nofollow">www.giftofireland.com - Unique Gifts</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com