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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Extract from letters describing a September 8 engagement at Eutaw near Santee between General Greene's army and the enemy, with American losses of 250-300 and enemy losses totaling 700. Officers in Col. Washington's corps mostly killed, wounded, or taken. Heavy firing heard on September 10; detachment pursued retreating enemy. List of killed and wounded American officers provided.
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The following are extracts from letters wrote by Doctors Brown and Johnstone, of the southern army, and handed me by a gentleman at this place.
"At Eutaw, near Santee, 53 miles from Charlestown, on the 8th of September, an engagement commenced between General Greene and the main body of the enemy's army, in which the former lost from 250 to 300; the enemy's loss, killed 300; wounded and taken 60: taken, not wounded 340. Total 700."
These letters add, that all the officers in Col. Washington's corps were either killed, wounded or taken, except Capt. Clarke. The Col. was missing, but returned slightly wounded.
Monday the 10th a heavy firing was heard, but no account of the event. As Gen. Greene had sent a detachment of fresh troops after the enemy's flying army, there is no doubt of a total defeat.
A List of the officers killed and wounded on our part.
KILLED.
Col. Campbell, Virginia; Maj. Rutherford, N. C. captains Dobson, Maryland, Goodman, N. Carolina: Lieuts. Potterfield, do. Goodwin, do. Polk, do. Lusk, Dayton, do.
WOUNDED.
Gen. Pickens, S. Carolina: Cols. Henderson, do. Middleton, do. Howard, Maryland: Polk, ditto. Majors Edmonds, Virginia; Erving, Maryland: Martin, S. C. Giles, dit. Moore, dit. Lieuts. Finn, Virginia; Dickson, dis. Dudley dit.
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Eutaw, Near Santee, 53 Miles From Charlestown
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On The 8th Of September
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former lost from 250 to 300; enemy's loss, killed 300; wounded and taken 60: taken, not wounded 340. total 700. all officers in col. washington's corps killed, wounded or taken except capt. clarke; col. washington slightly wounded. heavy firing on monday the 10th; detachment sent after enemy's flying army, no doubt of total defeat.
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An engagement commenced between General Greene and the main body of the enemy's army. Extracts from letters by Doctors Brown and Johnstone of the southern army.