. The new eclectic history of the United States . utz. He was released upon the demand of Napoleon, but never was apartisan of the emperor. His death occurred in Paris, 1834. 7. Kosciusko (1746-1817), left his native land in 1775 and came to Americato join the patriot army. He fought valiantly in many battles, and returned toPoland at the close of the war. From 1791 to 1794 he was the leader and heroof the Polish forces in their efforts to regain independence, but fell severelywounded at the battle of Maciejowice. He was captured and imprisoned fortwo years by the Russians, revisited the Unite
. The new eclectic history of the United States . utz. He was released upon the demand of Napoleon, but never was apartisan of the emperor. His death occurred in Paris, 1834. 7. Kosciusko (1746-1817), left his native land in 1775 and came to Americato join the patriot army. He fought valiantly in many battles, and returned toPoland at the close of the war. From 1791 to 1794 he was the leader and heroof the Polish forces in their efforts to regain independence, but fell severelywounded at the battle of Maciejowice. He was captured and imprisoned fortwo years by the Russians, revisited the United States soon after his release, andlived the rest of his days in France and Switzerland. 8. Count Casimir Pulaski was born in Lithuania, 1747, and received amortal wound in the attack on Savannah, 1779, (#285). His father andbrothers lost their lives in the wars for Polish independence, and he himself wasoutlawed. In France he met Benjamin Franklin, and through him offered hisservices to the American army. CHAPTER XVII. EVENTS OF 1777 AND [ American Flag. 262, For the campaign of 1777two great movements were plannedby the British. Howe was to seizePhiladelphia, while Bnrgoyne, de-scending from Canada, was to meetClinton ascending from New York,and secure the whole line of LakeChamplain and the Hudson, thus cutting off New England from the otherStates. 263. Battles of Brandywine and Ger-mantown.—Washington, who had the care of the whole defense,detained Howe all summer in New Jersey, and prevented anymarch of British detachments to the north, while he sentArnold, Lincoln, and Morgan, with troops he could ill spare,to aid Schuyler in opposing Rurgoyne. He was himself de-feated at Brandywine; Congress hastily removed to Howe entered Philadelphia, September bold attack, a few days later, upon the British atGermantown, raised the spirits of the Americans, though it didnot regain the city. 264. Battle of Bennington.— In the north Fort Ticonderoga was surr
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