. Soldiers and citizens' album of biographical record [of Wisconsin] containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty to the Union. Also a chronological and statistical history of the civil war and a history of the Grand Army of the Republic; with portraits of soldiers and prominent citizens . 1775. April 20.—A force of 800 Britishtroops under Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, wassent out from Boston to dcstroj the provincialstores at Lexington and Concord. May 10.—Capture of Ticonderoga. ColonelEthan Allan, with a force of 83 men, enteredthe fort before daylight and demanded
. Soldiers and citizens' album of biographical record [of Wisconsin] containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty to the Union. Also a chronological and statistical history of the civil war and a history of the Grand Army of the Republic; with portraits of soldiers and prominent citizens . 1775. April 20.—A force of 800 Britishtroops under Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, wassent out from Boston to dcstroj the provincialstores at Lexington and Concord. May 10.—Capture of Ticonderoga. ColonelEthan Allan, with a force of 83 men, enteredthe fort before daylight and demanded its sur-render in the name of the Great Jehovah andthe Continental Congress. No resistance wasmade, and he captured 48 men and over 100guns. June 17.—Battle of Bunker Hill. TheAmericans, under Generals Warren, Prescottand Putnam, fought the British under Ploweand Pigot. The Continentals were defeated,sustaining a loss of 450 killed and woundedand the British loss in the aggregate was 1,050. Dec. 31.—Battle of Quebec. The Americanswere defeated. They were under the leader-ship of Generals Schuyler, Montgomery andArnold, and their losses included IGO British were led by Generals McLean andCarlton and they sustained a loss of 20 in killedand wounded. Dec. 9.—Norfolk, Va. In this action theAmeric
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