Excerpt from Anecdotes of the American Revolution, Vol. 2: Illustrative of the Talents and Virtues of the Heroes of the Revolution, Who Acted the Most Conspicuous Parts ThereinAT the siege of York, the young Baron de Carendeffez, now an inhabitant of our city, then about the age of fifteen, was sent into the magazine to distribute ammunition for the use of the French artillery, and while seated on a barrel of powder, saw a shell from the enemy...
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