The Biography of the Principal American Military and Naval Heroes, Vol. 1 of 2

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Biography of the Principal American Military and Naval Heroes, Vol. 1 of 2: Comprehending Details of Their Achievements During the Revolutionary and Late Wars; Interspersed With Authentic Anecdotes Not Found in Any Other Work; Embellished With Portraits Was the first officer of distinction who immo lated himself on the altar of freedom, at the dawn of the revolution, which ended in the recognition of the Independence of the thirteen United States of America by Great Britain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.