. Dulany's history of Maryland. ondregiment in its flight,and manfully strug-gled for Washing-ton, with his cavalry,pressed forward tothe scene of action,and fell upon theenemy with swordin hand. He wasfollowed by ColonelHoward and his veteran Marylanders, with fixed combined operation was irresistible. Stewart, theBritish ofticer in command, fell by the sword of CaptainSmith, of the first regiment of Maryland, the two field-piec&swere recovered, and the British battalion was slaughter. Its remains were saved by the enemysartillery, which, to stojD
. Dulany's history of Maryland. ondregiment in its flight,and manfully strug-gled for Washing-ton, with his cavalry,pressed forward tothe scene of action,and fell upon theenemy with swordin hand. He wasfollowed by ColonelHoward and his veteran Marylanders, with fixed combined operation was irresistible. Stewart, theBritish ofticer in command, fell by the sword of CaptainSmith, of the first regiment of Maryland, the two field-piec&swere recovered, and the British battalion was slaughter. Its remains were saved by the enemysartillery, which, to stojD the ardent pursuit of Washingtonand Howard, opened upon friends as well as foes. LordCornwallis, seeing the vigorous advance of these two offi-cers, determined to arrest their progress, though every ballleveled at them could only pass through the flying by this cannonade, and discovering one regimentpassing from the woods on the enemys right across theroad, and another advancing in front. Colonel Howard, be-. COLOXEL WILLIAMS. BATTLE OF EUTAW SPRINGS. 177 lieving himself to be destitute of support, retired, followedby Colonel Washington. 5. This battle was fought on the 15th of March, saidGeneral Henry Lee, a day never to be forgotten by thesouthern section of the United States. The atmospherecalm, and illumined with a cloudless sun ; the season rathercold than cool ; the body braced and the mind high-tonedby the state of the weather. Great was the stake ; willingwere the generals to put it to hazard, and their armiesseemed to support with ardor the decision of their respectiveleaders. 6. After the battle of Guilford court-house. GeneralGreene, in command of the southern army, encamped for aseason of rest on the high hills of the Santee. In Au-gust, 1781, he broke camp, and marched to the enemy, retreating in the same direction, were finallyovertaken by him at Eutaw Springs, in South Carolina,where a battle was fought on the 8tb of September in tha
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