An Enquiry Into the Conduct of General Putnam, in Relation to the Battle of Bunker, Or Breed's Hill
Author | : David Lee Child |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1819 |
ISBN-10 | : OXFORD:N10613579 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "That part of the work before us which relates to the conduct of Gen. Israel Putnam at the Battle of Bunker Hill, of which it professes to be a history, is what we and the public are at present most concerned in. We are neither friends nor enemies to any one of the persons, who have been conspicuous in the controversy upon this subject. We have no motive but the love of truth. We expect no reward but the satisfaction of discovering and proclaiming it. Our first and principal object will be to settle the question whether Gen. Putnam was in the Battle of Bunker or Breed's Hill. The second and minor object will be to ascertain what credit ought to be attached to the 'Sketch'--P. [5].