American Revotution Contents

Table of Contents:

Chronology of Events

1 I am William MacKay

A letter from Reuben Moss, a Culpeper Minute Man

Captain MacKay remembers the Battle of Great Bridge

2 How I became a member of General Washington's staff

3 The Siege of Boston: Part 1 – Lexington and Concord

Sam Adams – from a letter in General Washington’s files

Paul Revere’s account of the Patriotic plan to warn the countryside

Sounding the Alarm - John Hancock remembers his escape from

Lexington

Major Pitcairn’s report on who fired the opening shots of war

Colonel James Barrett’s son remembers the Battle of Concord

Bridge

Lt Colonel Smith describes his harrowing retreat to from Concord

4The Siege of Boston: Part 2 – The Excursion up Lake

Champlain

Why Fort Ticonderoga was important

Unfriendly Rivals: Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold

Ethan Allan capture Fort Ticonderoga

A closer look at Benedict Arnold

5 The Siege of Boston: Part 3 – Bunker Hill

General Gage’s generals agree to fortify Bunker Hill

General Putnam’s men got there first

A Patriot describes the British attack

Remembering a Connecticut Patriot – General Israel Putnam

6 The Siege of Boston: Part 4 – Dorchester Heights

General Washington had two options for ending the siege

Benjamin Edes remembers Henry Knox and his “noble train of

artillery”

General John Thomas reports on the fortification of Dorchester

Heights

General Howe evacuates the city and sails away

7 Misadventure in Canada

The words of our leaders in Congress

Two armies would invade Canada and attack Quebec

General Montgomery will sail up Lake Champlain

Benedict Arnold will across the Highlands of Maine

8 Arnold’s Ill-fated Expedition through Maine

Colonel Aaron Burr remembers the difficult passage through Maine

General Montgomery explains how the armies meet and besieged

Quebec

Lt Colonel Campbell reports the failure of General Montgomery’s

attack

Colonel Arnold reports the failure of his attack

Sir Guy Carleton reports the surrender of Captain Daniel Morgan

The ignominious end

9 Glossary of Terms

10 Picture Credits

1.Reuben Moss

Reuben Moss is a fictional character based on a forbear of the author. The letter from Reuben Moss, which

begins on page 4, is an interpretive compilation.

2.The report to the Committee of Safety concerning the Battle of Great Bridge

This report, which begins on page 8, is an interpretive compilation. Online reference sources:

http://www.gbbattlefield.org/;

http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/18thcentury/articles/battleofgreatbridge.aspx;

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1045.html.

3.The account of Sam Adams

This account, which begins on page 22, is an interpretive compilation. Online reference sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Adams; http://colonialhall.com/adamss/adamss6.php;

http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/sadams.htm.

4.Paul Revere’s account of his return to Boston after warning of a possible British incursion

This account, which begins on page 26, is an interpretive compilation. Online reference sources:

http://www.patriotresource.com/amerrev/people/patriots/revere.html;

http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/facts-on-paul-revere.html;

http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/battleaccounts/lexington.html.

5.John Hancock’s report to the Committee of Safety

This report, which begins on page 27, is an interpretive compilation. Online reference sources:

http://colonialhall.com/hancock/hancock.php;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock;

http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/johnhanco_bd.html.

6.General Gage’s orders to Lt. Colonel Francis Smith

These orders, which appear on pages 30-31, are a modified excerpt from the document.

Online reference sources:

http://www.patriotresource.com/amerrev/people/britisharmy/gage.html;

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/gage.htm;

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1292.html.

7.The account of the skirmish at Lexington

This account, which begins on page 31, includes passages from Major Pitcairn’s report.

Online reference sources:

http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/battlelex_ff.html;

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2707183/posts;

http://www.winthrop.dk/majpit5.html.

8. Amos Barrett was a real person. His account of the skirmish at Concord Bridge

This account, which begins on page 33, is an interpretive compilation based on an account of the event

that he provided 50 years later. For the printed account refer to:

http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/1272134/used/The%20Concord%20fight%3B%20an%20

account%20by%20Amos%20Barrett%3B%20the%20personal%20experiences%20of%20the%20author,

%20who%20participated%20in%20the%20fight.

9.The excerpt from Lt. Colonel Smith’s report

This report, which begins on page 36 is drawn from the document. Online reference sources:

http://www.redcoat.org/history/smith.html;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Smith_(British_Army_officer).

10.The report to the 2nd Continental Congress

This report which appears on page 40 is an interpretive compilation. Online reference sources:

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h656.html;

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/;

http://raglinen.com/2010/04/11/the-arrivial-of-the-second-continental-congress/.

11.Ethan Allen’s report to the Continental Congress

This report, which begins on page 44, is an interpretive compilation. Online reference sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Allen;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Mountain_Boys;

http://www.uvm.edu/~vhnet/hertour/eallen/eahistory.html.

12.The biographical sketch of Benedict Arnold

This sketch, which begins on page 48, is an interpretive compilation. Online reference sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Arnold;

http://www2.si.umich.edu/spies/stories-arnold-3.html.

13.General Clinton’s account of the proceedings of the council the war on June 17, 1775

This account, which begins on page 60, is a modified excerpt from the document. Online reference sources:

http://www.patriotresource.com/amerrev/people/britisharmy/clinton.html;

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/hclinton.htm;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton_(American_War_of_Independence).

14.The account of the Battle of Bunker Hill

This account which beings on page 61, is an interpretive compilation. Online reference sources:

http://www.britishbattles.com/bunker-hill.htm;

http://www.masshist.org/bh/.

15.The biographical sketch of General Israel Putnam

This sketch, which begins on page 65, is an interpretive compilation. Online reference sources:

http://compmast.tripod.com/putnam/putnam.html;

http:/ww.connecticutsar.org/patriots/putnam_israel.htm.

16.Benjamin Edes’s account of Colonel Henry Knox and his recovery of the guns from Fort Ticonderoga

This account, which begins on page 72, is an interpretive compilation. Online reference sources:

http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/knox.html;

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/army/p/knox.htm.

17.Richard Hudnut was a fifer in the Continental Army

His account of Colonel Knox’s mission, which begins on page 74, is an interpretive compilation.

Online reference sources:

http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/services/KnoxTrail/kthistory.html.

18.General John Thomas commanded the troops that placed the guns on Dorchester Heights

His account of the event, which begins on page 78, is an interpretive compilation.

Online reference sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortification_of_Dorchester_Heights;

http://www.dotnews.com/dorheights.html ;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thomas_(general).

19.The passage from the Address to the People of Great Britain

This address, which begins on page 83 is an excerpt from the document. Online reference sources:

http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/books/kelly_lynn_harrison_collection/address_people_gb_to

_inhabitants/address_people_gb_to_inhabitants.htm; http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&

staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=2326&chapter=219929&layout=html&Itemid=27.

20.The passage from the Address to the People of Ireland

This address, which begins on page 84, is an excerpt from the document. Online reference sources:

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/contcong_07-28-75.asp;

21.General Philip Schuyler was the original commander of the expedition to Canada

His report to the Congress, which appears on page 85, is an interpretive compilation.

Online reference sources:

http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/s/phschuyler1750.html;

http://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/henry/bios/genphilipjohnschuyler.htm.

22.Benedict Arnold was in command of the second American force sent to Canada

The summary of his plan, which begins on page 86, is an interpretive compilation.

Online reference sources:

http://canadachannel.ca/HCO/index.php/2._Battles_of_the_American_Revolution.

23.General Montgomery did follow the route described

His reports on his progress, which begin on page 91, are interpretive compilations.

Online reference sources:

http://www.revolutionarywararchives.org/montgomery.html;

http://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/henry/bios/richardmontgomery.htm.

24.Aaron Burr did serve on General Washington’s staff during the American retreat from New York

and did accompany Colonel Arnold’s army to Quebec. His account of the hardships it encountered,

which begin on page 99, is an interpretive compilation. Online reference sources:

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/B/aburr/burr.htm;

http://www.aaronburrassociation.org/;

http://books.google.com/books?id=G4d2RX8dpTcC&pg=PA224&lpg=PA224&dq=Aaron+Burr's+march+

to+canada&source=bl&ots=h6gYRAWX7Z&sig=LG0B4xONMSwP5mlQ1jQxQHpU-_8&hl=en&ei=

-Wy4TcCnF5TftweQ9-nfBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAw

#v=onepage&q&f=false

25.General Montgomery’s account of events prior to the attack on Quebec

This account, which begins on page 106, is an interpretive compilation. Online reference sources:

http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-of-quebec-1775.htm;

http://www.patriotresource.com/amerrev/battles/quebec/page2.html;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Quebec_(1775).

26.Lt. Colonel Donald Campbell was second in command to General Montgomery during his attack

on Quebec. His report of General Montgomery’s death, which begins on page 107, is an interpretive

compilation. See Item [25]

27.Colonel Arnold’s account of his attack on the city

This account, which begins on page 110, is an interpretive compilation. See Item [25]

28.Margaret Kemble Gage was the wife of General Thomas Gage

She is thought to have passed information to American Patriots in Boston. The account of Guy

Carlton, which begins on page 112, is an interpretive compilation. Online reference sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Kemble_Gage;

http://www.enotes.com/topic/Margaret_Kemble_Gage.