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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1 | Washington, George | Lee, Henry Jr. | From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 10 … | 1779-08-10 | attack on the British fort at Paulus Hook, N.J., in a ...for the surprise attack,... |
2 | Washington, George | Lee, Henry Jr. | From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 12 … | 1779-08-12 | GW is referring to Lee’s proposed surprise attack on the British fort at Paulus Hook, N.J., which... |
3 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 12 … | 1779-08-12 | ...had in contemplation an attempt to surprise the enemys post at Powlus Hook and have... |
4 | Washington, George | Howe, Robert | From George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 20 … | 1779-08-20 | ...Foot surprized the Enemy’s strong post at Paulus Hook opposite N. york the Night before... |
5 | Washington, George | Heath, William | From George Washington to Major General William Heath … | 1779-08-21 | ...Major Lee with a detachment of 400 men surprised the enemy’s garrison at Powles-hook (...surprise |
6 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 21 … | 1779-08-21 | events of Maj. Henry Lee’s surprise attack on the British fort at Paulus Hook, N.J., see |
7 | Washington, George | General Orders, 22 August 1779 | 1779-08-22 | For the events of Maj. Henry Lee’s surprise attack on the British fort at Paulus Hook, N.J., see | |
8 | Lee, Henry Jr. | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major Henry Lee, Jr., 22 … | 1779-08-22 | ..., Major General Stirling, and Lee had been planning this surprise attack on the British fort at |
9 | Washington, George | Howe, Robert | From George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 24 … | 1779-08-24 | ...practised with success in the enterprise against Paulus Hook; but this would awaken the... |
10 | Washington, George | From George Washington to the Officer Commanding Major … | 1779-08-29 | ...charges brought against him regarding his conduct of the surprise attack on the British fort... | |
11 | Washington, George | Lee, Henry Jr. | From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 1 … | 1779-09-01 | ...could not be carried in an instant by surprise—the attempt must be relinquished. My objects... |
12 | Washington, George | Lee, Henry Jr. | From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 3 … | 1779-09-03 | For Lee’s report on his surprise attack on the British fort at Paulus Hook, N.J., on 19 Aug., see |
13 | Washington, George | General Orders, 11 September 1779 | 1779-09-11 | ...against Maj. Henry Lee concerned his conduct of the surprise attack on the British fort... | |
14 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Major General Lafayette, 30 … | 1779-09-30 | ...that event we surprized and took Paulus hook a very strong fortified post of the enemys,... |
15 | Washington, George | General Orders, 8 October 1779 | 1779-10-08 | ...the detachment he commanded at the attack and surprise of Powle’s Hook in such manner as... |