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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Buford , Abraham , 1778 -1833 (search)
Buford, Abraham, 1778-1833
Military officer: born in Virginia: became colonel of the 11th Virginia Regiment, May 16, 1778.
In May. 1780, when his command, hastening to the relief of Lincoln at Charleston, heard of his surrender, they returned towards North Carolina.
Buford's command consisted of nearly 400 Continental infantry, a small detachment of Colonel Washington's cavalry, and two field-pieces.
He had reached Camden in safety, and was retreating leisurely towards Charlotte, when Colonel Tarleton, with 700 men, all mounted, sent in pursuit by Cornwallis, overtook Buford upon the Waxhaw Creek.
Tarleton had marched 100 miles in fifty-four hours. With only his cavalry — the remainder were mounted infantry — he almost surrounded Buford before that officer was aware of danger, and demanded an instant surrender upon the terms given to the Americans at Charleston.
These were too humiliating, and Buford refused compliance.
While flags for the conference were passing and repass
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Burgoyne , Sir John , 1723 -1792 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Burke , Aedanus , 1743 -1802 (search)
Burke, Aedanus, 1743-1802
Jurist; born in Galway, Ireland, June 16, 1743; was educated at St. Omers for a priest; emigrated to
View of the place where the British laid down their arms. South Carolina, and there engaged with the patriots in their conflict with Great Britain.
He was a lawyer, and in 1778 was made a judge of the Supreme Court of South Carolina.
He served two years in the army; was in Congress (1789-91); and after serving in the State legislature, he became chancellor of the common-wealth.
He died in Charleston, S. C., March 3, 1802. Judge Burke was a thorough republican, and wrote a famous pamphlet against the Cincinnati Society (q. v.) that was translated into French by Mirabeau, and used by him with much effect during the French Revolution.
Burke opposed its aristocratic features.
He also opposed the national Constitution, fearing consolidated power.
Burke, Edmund
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Butler , Zebulon , -1795 (search)
Butler, Zebulon, -1795
Military officer; born in Lyme, Conn., in 1731; served in the French and Indian War and in the expedition to Havana in 1762, when he became a captain.
He settled in the Wyoming Valley, Pa., in 1769, and was there when the valley was invaded bv Tories and Indians under Col. John Butler, in 1778.
In defence of the inhabitants, he commanded the feeble force there, but was unable to prevent the massacre that took place.
The next year he accompanied Sullivan in his expedition into the Indian country in central New York, and served during the remainder of the war. He died in Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 28, 1795.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Campbell , Richard 1776 - (search)
Campbell, Richard 1776-
Military officer; born in Virginia; was made a captain in 1776; served with Gibson in Pittsburg, and with McIntosh against the Ohio Indians in 1778; promoted lieutenantcolonel; and while leading the charge at Eutaw Springs which forced the British to retreat received a wound from which he died Sept. 8, 1781.
A few hours after the battle, on hearing that the British were defeated, he exclaimed, I die contented.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Carleton , Sir Guy , Lord Dorchester 1724 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Carlisle , Frederick Howard , fifth earl of (search)
Carlisle, Frederick Howard, fifth earl of
Royal commissioner; born in May, 1748; was one of the three commissioners sent on a conciliatory errand to America in 1778; and was lord-lieutenant of Ireland in 1780-82.
He died Sept. 4, 1825.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Carmichael , William 1776 -1795 (search)
Carmichael, William 1776-1795
Diplomatist; born in Maryland, date uncertain; was a man of fortune.
He was in Europe in 1776, and assisted Silas Deane in his political and commercial operations in France.
He also assisted the American commissioners in Paris.
In 1778-80 he was in Congress, and was secretary of legation to Jay's mission to Spain.
When the latter left Europe (1782) Carmichael remained as charge d'affaires, and retained the office for several years.
In 1792 he was associated with William Short on a commission to negotiate with Spain a treaty concerning the navigation of the Mississippi.
Sparks's Diplomatic correspondence contains many of his letters.
He died in February, 1795.