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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where the Charon, of forty-four guns, and thiee transports,
were entirely consumed.
Washington now continued to urge his operations, and, on
the night of the eleventh, opened his second parallel, within
three hundred yards of the British lines. The same order
was given, commanding silence, which was strictly observed,
and the trench was nearly completed before the dawn of
day. Notwithstanding the unexampled rapidity with which
the siege was conducted, and the unexpected condition in
which he now found himself involved, lord Cornwallis, relying on succour from New-York, determined, with unappalled
courage, to maintain his lines. He endeavoured to arrest the
progress of the besiegers by a deluge of bombs and balls, and
during the three succeeding days, which were devoted to the
comnpletion of the second parallel, and of the batteries constructed in it, the fire of the garrison became more destructive than at any other time.
Two redoubts, advanced three hundred yards in front of
the enemy's works, flanked the second parallel, and directed
their fire with severe effect. It was necessary to possess
these redoubts, and Washington determined to silence them
with the bayonet. To avail himself of the spirit of emulation existing between the troops of the two nations, the attack of the one was committed to the Americans, and of the
other, to the French. The American detachment composed
of light infantry, was commanded by the marquis de Lafayette, who conducted the assault in person, and the baron de
Viominil led the grenadiers and chasseurs of France, against
the redoubt, which, being farther toward the British right, approached rather nearer to the French lines.' Major Campbell, with sixty men, defended the first, and lieutenant-colonel
Johnson, with one hundred and seventy men defended the
latter, redoubt. On the fourteenth of October, as soon as it
was dark, the two detachments marched with equal firmness
to the assault. The attack was extremely impetuous. On
its success depended, in a great measure, that of the siege.