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Ebenezer
Denny, 1781
"The regiments paraded in the evening earlier than usual; orders
passed to the officers along the line to put to death instantly any man
who stirred from his rank. In front of the parade the ground rose and
descended again, and the distance of about three hundred yards over this
rising ground, the prisoners were escorted by a captain's guard; heard
the fire of one platoon and immediately a smaller one, when the regiments
wheeled by companies and marched round by the place of execution. This
was an awful exhibition. The seven objects were seen by the troops just
as they had sunk or fell under the fire. The sight must have made an impression
on the men; it was designed with that view." More... |
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