. The life and heroic exploits of Israel Putnam, Major-General in the Revolutionary War. The sparkof war, thus kindled, ran with unexampledrapidity, and raged with unwonted repel the aggression, the people of the border-ing towns spontaneously rushed to arms, andpoured their scattering shot from every conve-nient station on the regulars, who, after marchingto Concord, and destroying the magazine, wouldhave found their retreat intercepted, had theynot been re-enforced by Lord Percy, with thebattalion companies of three regiments, and abody of marines. Notwithstanding the junc-tion,
. The life and heroic exploits of Israel Putnam, Major-General in the Revolutionary War. The sparkof war, thus kindled, ran with unexampledrapidity, and raged with unwonted repel the aggression, the people of the border-ing towns spontaneously rushed to arms, andpoured their scattering shot from every conve-nient station on the regulars, who, after marchingto Concord, and destroying the magazine, wouldhave found their retreat intercepted, had theynot been re-enforced by Lord Percy, with thebattalion companies of three regiments, and abody of marines. Notwithstanding the junc-tion, they were hard pushed, and pursued untilthey could find protection from their sliips. Ofthe British, two hundred and eighty-three werekilled, wounded, and taken. The Americanshad thirty-nine killed, nineteen wounded, andtwo made prisoners. Nothing could exceed the celerity with whichthe intelligence flew eveiy where, that bloodhad been shed by the British troops. Thecountry, in motion, exhibited but one scene ofhurry, preparation, and revenge. Putnam, who OF MAJOR-GENERAL PUTNAM. 75. FIRST INFORMATION PUTNAM HAS OF THEBATTLE OF LEXINGTON. p. 75. was ploughing when he heard the news, lefthis plough in the iTiiddle of the field, unyokedhis team, and without waiting to change hisclothes, set off for the theatre of action. Butfinding the British retreated to Boston, andinvested by a sufficient force to watch theirmovements, he came back to Connecticut,*levied a regiment, under authority of the legis- * General Putnam was absent only one week from the armyat Cambridge; and then, for the purpose of consultation withthe Legislature of Connecticut, at that lime in session ; and atthe particular request of that body. Having assisted, by hisadvice, in the organization of a military force, for the cam-paign of 1775, he returned immediately to the army beforeBoston, leaving orders for the troops to follow with as littledelay as possible, after llie men could be enlisted. (Editor.) 76 LIFE,
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