I am heartily ashamed. Gavin K. Watt

I am heartily ashamed - Gavin K. Watt


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       I am heartily ashamed

       VOLUME II: THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR’S FINAL CAMPAIGN AS WAGED FROM CANADA IN 1782

       I am heartily ashamed

       VOLUME II : THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR’S FINAL CAMPAIGN AS WAGED FROM CANADA IN 1782

      Gavin K. Watt

       with the research assistance of James F. Morrison and William A. Smy

      DUNDURN PRESS

       TORONTO

      Copyright © Gavin K. Watt, 2010

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise (except for brief passages for purposes of review) without the prior permission of Dundurn Press. Permission to photocopy should be requested from Access Copyright.

      Editor: Shannon Whibbs

       Designer: Courtney Horner

       Printer: Marquis

       Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

      Watt, Gavin K.

       I am heartily ashamed : the Revolutionary War’s final campaign as waged

       from Canada in 1782 / Gavin K. Watt.

      Sequel to: A dirty, trifling, piece of business”

       Includes bibliographical references and index.

       Contents: “Volume II”

       ISBN 978-1-55488-715-6 (v. 2)

      1. Canada--History--1775-1783. 2. United

       States--History--Revolution,

       1775-1783--Participation, Canadian. 3. United States--History--Revolution,

       1775-1783. 4. Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791. I. Title.

      FC420.W383 2010 971.02’4 C2009-907474-5

      1 2 3 4 5 14 13 12 11 10

      We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council for our publishing program. We also acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and The Association for the Export of Canadian Books, and the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Book Publishers Tax Credit program and the Ontario Media Development Corporation.

      Care has been taken to trace the ownership of copyright material used in this book. The author and the publisher welcome any information enabling them to rectify any references or credits in subsequent editions.

       J. Kirk Howard, President

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       Front cover photograph: John W. Moore Cover designer: Christopher Armstrong

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       CONTENTS

       4. Nothing But Cursed Hypocrisy & Deceit Our Confidence Has Somewhere Been Betrayed

       5. A Major Strike in the Mohawk A Rare Day Affords Us No Alarm

       6. An End to Active Operations Scarce a Day Passes Without Experiencing Their Ravages

       7. Stumbling Toward Peace Hostilities are Effectually Stopped Thro’out This Province

       8. Obsessed with Oswego We must live like Dogs amongst them

       9. So Ridiculous an Enterprise Mr. Willett’s romantick and fruitless attempt

       Appendix I: Haldimand’s Army in Canada, 1782

       Appendix II: Haldimand’s Native Allies and His Indian Departments, 1782

       Appendix III: Rebel Casualties at the Destruction of Ellice’s Mill, Little Falls, July 21, 1782

       Notes

       Bibliography

       Index


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