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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 10 | 2 | Browse | Search |
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Browsing named entities in Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). You can also browse the collection for Jacob Brown or search for Jacob Brown in all documents.
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Brown, Fort,
A fortified post on the Rio Grande, erected in 1846.
and named in honor of Maj. Jacob Brown. U. S. A. It was built by General Taylor immediately after his arrival at the river opposite Matamoras with a part of the army of occupation (March 29, 1846), and was designed to accommodate 2,000 men. It was placed in command of Major Brown.
Taylor was ordered by General Ampudia, commander of the Mexican forces at Matamoras, to withdraw within twenty-four hours, as he claimed the terpart of Mexico.
Taylor refused to do so: and when he had gone hack to Point Isabel with a part of his forces, leaving Major Brown in command.
Arista crossed the river with some troops to attack the fort.
His army was hourly increasing in strengthe the batteries at Matamoras, which had fired upon the fort on the 3d, hurled shot and shell, but with little effect, for Brown had erected bomb-proof shelter.
Almost at the beginning of the bombardment, the gallant commander was killed.
The bomba
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Brown , Jacob , 1775 -1828 (search)
Brown, Jacob, 1775-1828
Military officer; born in Bucks county, Pa., May 9, 1775, of Quaker parentage.
He taught school at Crosswicks.
N. J., for three years, and passed two
Medal presented to General Brown by Congress. years in surveying lands in Ohio.
In 1798 he opened a select school in the city of New York, and studied law. Some of his newspaper essays attracted the notice of
GeneGeneral Brown's monument. Gen. Alexander Hamilton, to whom he became secretary while that officer was acting general-in-chief of the army raised to fight the French.
On leaving that service he went to n his services he received the thanks of Congress and a gold medal.
At the close of the war, General Brown was retained in command of the northern division of the army, and was made general-in-chief the army of the United States, March 10, 1821.
He died in Washington, D. C., Feb. 24, 1828. General Brown's remains were interred in the congressional burying-ground, and over them is a truncated co
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Freedom of a City. (search)
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French Mills.
After the battle at Chrysler's field (q. v.) the American army went into winter-quarters at French Mills, on the Salmon River.
The waters of that stream were freezing, for it was late in November (1813). General Brown proceeded to make the troops as comfort-
French Mills in 1860. able as possible.
Huts were constructed, yet, as the winter came on very severe, the soldiers suffered much; for many of them had lost their blankets and extra clothing in the disasters near Grive months pay, on their arrival at the British outposts.
No man shall be required to serve against his own country.
It is believed that not a single soldier of American birth was enticed away by this allurement.
In February, 1814, the army began to move away from their winter encampment.
The flotilla was destroyed and the barracks burned.
Brown, with a larger portion of the troops, marched for Sackett's Harbor, and the remainder accompanied Wilkinson, the commanderin-chief, to Plattsburg.
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