Life of General Lafayette; . es. The heat of the day was terrible,and many deaths from this cause took place on bothsides. Besides the loss in this action, the Britisharmy lost nearly one thousand soldiers by desertion,in the march from Philadelphia to New York, andone hundred prisoners. Pursuit was not attempted after the battle ofMonmouth. There was no hope of successfullyopposing the embarkation of the British troops;and the battle of Monmouth had created an impres-sion most favourable for the American was highly gratified with the conductof the troops after his arrival upo
Life of General Lafayette; . es. The heat of the day was terrible,and many deaths from this cause took place on bothsides. Besides the loss in this action, the Britisharmy lost nearly one thousand soldiers by desertion,in the march from Philadelphia to New York, andone hundred prisoners. Pursuit was not attempted after the battle ofMonmouth. There was no hope of successfullyopposing the embarkation of the British troops;and the battle of Monmouth had created an impres-sion most favourable for the American was highly gratified with the conductof the troops after his arrival upon the passed a resolution, thanking Washingtonfor the activity with which he marched from ValleyForge, and for the manner in which the battle wasconducted; and he was desired to express the thanksof Congress to the officers and men under hiscommand. It is hardly necessary to say that, in this severeand well-fought action, Lafayette was conspicuousfor his courage, coolness, and skill, and that he par- I. Ii )^. LIFE OF LAFAYETTE 57 ticipated with all his native zeal and enthusiasm, inthe toils and dangers of the day. Col. Willett, ofNew York, who acted as a volunteer aid to , of Virginia, and was during a portion of theday under the immediate orders of Lafayette, in aletter written immediately after the action, says: I have been charmed with the blooming gallantryand sagacity of the Marquis de Lafayette, who ap-pears to be possessed of every requisite to constitutea great general. During the battle of Monmouth, an incident oc-curred which reflects high honour upon Sir HenpyClinton, as well as upon the courage and humanityof Lafayette. The Marquis, with twenty men, ad-vanced toward a British battery to reconnoitre. Ashot killed his aid-de-camp at his side. The partybroke and fled precipitately; but Lafayette did notleave the wounded man till he had ascertained thathis wound was mortal, and received his dying Henry, who knew Lafayette by his whit
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