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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from Cambridge dated May 11, 1775, reports American troops fortifying camp and training, while British under General Gage fortify Boston amid heavy losses from April 19 battle, leading to fatigue, sickness, and distress on salt provisions.
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"The troops here are employed in fortifying this camp, training the soldiery, preparing artillery, stores, &c. General Gage is fortifying every eminence in the town of Boston, and securing himself as well as he can against any attack from the country; their works are so large, and so many, and their people so few, especially as they allow themselves reduced by the affair of the 19th ult. near 1000 men, dead, wounded, prisoners, and otherwise disabled by fatigues, &c. &c. the remainder are so harassed by continual watchings, that they do not sleep more than one night in seven, and now are confined to salt provisions; by all which, no doubt, they will soon be reduced, by fatigue and sickness, to intolerable distress."
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Cambridge And Boston
Event Date
May 11, 1775
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british reduced by near 1000 men dead, wounded, prisoners, and disabled from april 19 affair; remainder harassed by watchings, confined to salt provisions, expected to suffer fatigue and sickness leading to intolerable distress
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American troops at Cambridge fortifying camp, training soldiery, preparing artillery and stores; British under General Gage fortifying eminences in Boston against country attacks; their works large and numerous but manpower few due to losses