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Anthony Wayne to Nathanael Greene (24 June 1782)

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Identifier	skipwith_f12_13
Title	Anthony Wayne to Nathanael Greene (24 June 1782)
Author	Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796
Recipient	Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
Date	24 June 1782
Location	Sharon (Ga.)
Subject	Posey, Thomas, 1750-1818 Creek Indians -- Warfare Indians of North America -- Warfare Battles United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Description	Wayne reports a battle between Col. Posey's battalion and a large number of Creek Indians who had combined forces with the British Army to conduct a surprise attack. The battalion held its own, and won several British trophies, mostly horses, but did lose a number of men in Cavalry, Infantry, and Artillery.
Original Format	correspondence
Type	text;
Original Collection	Skipwith Revolutionary War Collection
Collection Finding Aid	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM01728/
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Citation	Skipwith Revolutionary War Collection, Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Rights	This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

Title	skipwith_f12_001
Transcript	Sharon, 24th June, 1782 Dear Sir: The advance of a large body of Greek Indians, headed by a number of their most celebrated chiefs, and warriors, and a British Officer, was announced at half after one o'clock this morning by a most furious attack upon Lieut. ColQ Posey's light Company, placed for the protection of two field pieces, a little in the rear of his Battallion. Their onset was impetuous, and their numbers so superior, as to cause that little gallant corps to fall back a few paces, which put the enemy for a few moments in possession of that artillery, but immediately rallying under the Conduct of Captain Parker,
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