Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The Freeman's Journal, Or, New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Extract of a letter from Matouchin dated April 22, 1777, describes two nights of attacks by American forces from Col. Cooke's regiment on a British picket guard at Bristol town, Rhode Island, resulting in enemy casualties and no losses for the attackers.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
The night before last a party of sixteen men of Col. Cooke's regiment, under the command of Lieut. McCabe, attacked a piquet guard at Bristol town, drove it in, killed one man and wounded two, who were left on the field; the enemy were soon reinforced, but our party kept up their fire, and maintained their ground until day break, and then made a regular retreat. Last night another party, under the command of Lieut. Dodge, attacked the same piquet (their numbers being doubled) and were soon reinforced by a party under Lieut. McCabe; and we drove them in a second time, it is thought with some loss on their side: Our party sustained no damage, we kept the whole force in Bristol-town under arms all night with thirty two men.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Bristol Town
Event Date
Nights Before April 22, 1777
Key Persons
Outcome
first attack: one enemy killed, two wounded; second attack: some enemy loss; no damage to american party; enemy force kept under arms all night.
Event Details
A party of sixteen men from Col. Cooke's regiment under Lieut. McCabe attacked a picket guard at Bristol town the night before last, killing one and wounding two enemies, maintaining ground until retreat at daybreak. Last night, a party under Lieut. Dodge, reinforced by Lieut. McCabe's men, attacked the doubled picket again, driving them in with presumed enemy losses and no American casualties.