Memoir of Col. Benjamin Tallmadge: His Years as Battle Commander in the American Revolutionary War Tallmadge Benjamin
Memoir of Col. Benjamin Tallmadge: His Years as Battle Commander in the American Revolutionary War Tallmadge Benjamin Benjamin Tallmadge narrates his time spent as a military officer during the…
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Memoir of Col. Benjamin Tallmadge: His Years as Battle Commander in the American Revolutionary War Tallmadge Benjamin
Benjamin Tallmadge narrates his time spent as a military officer during the American Revolutionary War, detailing his roles as both commander and intelligence gatherer.Renowned for his successes during the American Revolution, Benjamin Tallmadge commences these memoirs with a brief family history. Stricken and steeled by the carnage of war, the young Tallmadge expresses his wish to see the Revolution to its very end.Upon demonstrating a keen sense of tactics, and mounting a successful raid wherein the supplies and premises of an enemy force were burned by Tallmadge and his fellow operatives, George Washington praised the officer's abilities. After this short introduction, he immediately describes his military training and deployment, and the witnessing of his first battle close to New York City.
Throughout the conflict, Tallmadge proved an able
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