Excerpt from Battles of the American Revolution: 1775-1781, Historical and Military Criticism, With Topographical Illustration Historical and MilitaryThe undertaking, deliberately begun and kept in View through many interruptions, was completed at the end of nearly thirty years.The proof-sheets of the first edition, six in number, were patiently and critically read by ex-president Theodore D. Woolsey, of Yale College, Rev. Dr. Oliver Crane, of Morristown, New Jersey, Benson J. Lossing, Esq., Historian, and Adjutant-general Wm. S. Striker, of New Jersey, and the chief portion by General William T. Sherman. Hon. William M. Evarts, Henry Day, Esq., and James B. Brinsmade, Esq., of New York city, so fully examined maps and text as to endorse the accuracy of the research.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.