A complete history of the Marquis de Lafayette, major-general in the American army in the war of the revolution. Embracing an account of his tour through the United States, to the time of his departure, September, 1825. By an officer in the late army.

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Relying entirely on their bayonets, the Americans advanced
with unloaded arms, and rushed to the charge with so much
ardour, that they did not allow the sappers time to remove
the abatis and pallisades. Passing over them, they assaulted
the works with irresistible impetuosity on all sides at once,
and entered them with such rapidity, that their loss was inconsiderable, and the enemy, astonished at so much audacity,
was instantly overpowered. Major Campbell, a captain, an
ensign, and seventeen privates, were made prisoners; eight
privates were killed, and a few escaped. On the part of the
Americans, one sergeant and eight privates, were killed; and
one lieutenant-colonel, four captains, one subaltern, one sergeant, and twenty-five rank and file wounded.-The redoubt
upon the left made a more formidable resistance; but the intrepidity of the assailants was irresistible, and it was carried
with the bayonet. The commandant escaped; eighteen men
were killed; and forty-two, among whom were a captain and
two subaltern officers, were made prisoners. The loss of
the assailants was very severe, being about one hundred in
killed and wounded.
The humanity of the conquerors was equal to their courage. Notwithstanding the recent horrid and barbarous outrage committed at Fort Griswold, in Connecticut, where
the greater part of the garrison was murdered in cold blood
by a detachment under the command of the apostate Arnold, who reduced the town of New-London to ashes, and
where the sword surrendered by the commanding officer of
the fort, colonel Ledyard, was immediately plunged into his
bosom,-notwithstanding these diabolical deeds, the irritation which they produced had not so far subdued the humanity of the American character as to induce retaliation.
Not a man was killed except in action. " Incapable" said
colonel Hamilton in his report, " of imitating examples of
barbarity, and forgetting recent provocation, the soldiery
spared every man that ceased to resist." Nevertheless, Mr.
Gordon, in his History of the American war, states, that or