Memoirs, and Letters and Journals, of Major General Riedesel

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Excerpt from Memoirs, and Letters and Journals, of Major General Riedesel: During His Residence in AmericaOn the 8th of January, the American Colonel Hawley, with his men, was on guard behind the barracks on Brpspeg hill. In front of one of the barracks stood eight English soldiers belonging to the 9th Regiment. They were engaged in conver sation, when suddenly the above mentioned colonel ran in among them with a drawn dagger like a maniac, and in an instant mortally wounded two of the group. The cause, if any, that led him to commit this outrageous act has ever remained a secret. The indignation and bitter feeling of the English toward their jailors were increased by this event to the highest pitch, and General Burgoyne, in an energetic letter, demanded of General Heath the arrest of Colonel Hawley and a strict investigation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.