Identifier: washingtonhiscou00irvi (find matches)
Title: Washington and his country, being Irving's life of Washington, abridged for the use of schools; with introduction and continuation, giving a brief outline of United States history from the discovery of America to the end of the civil war
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 Fiske, John, 1842-1901
Subjects: Washington, George, 1732-1799 United States -- History
Publisher: Boston, Ginn & Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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g been joined by Leslie, his lordship movedin the direction of Kings Mountain, until informed of Morgansretreat toward the Catawba. Cornwallis now altered his course inthat direction, and, trusting that Morgan, encumbered, as he sup-posed him to be, by prisoners and spoils, might be overtaken be-fore he could cross that river, detached a part of his force, withoutbaggage, in pursuit of him, while he followed on with the re-mainder. Nothing, say the British chroniclers, could exceed the exertionsof the detachment; but Morgan succeeded in reaching theCatawba and crossing it in the evening, just two hours beforethose in pursuit of him arrived on its banks. A heavy rain cameon and fell all night, and by daybreak the river was so swollen asto be impassable. This gave Morgan time to send off his pris-oners who had crossed several miles above, and to call out themilitia of Mecklenburg and Rowan counties to guard the fords ofthe river. Lord Cornwallis liad moved slowly with liis main body. He
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SECOND GREAT TRIUMPH—YORKTOWN. 441 was encumbered by an immense train of baggage ; the roads werethrough deep red clay, and the country was cut up by streams andmorasses. It was not until the 25th that he assembled his wholeforce at Ramsours Mills, on the Little Catawba, as the south forkof that river is called, and learnt that Morgan had crossed themain stream. Now he felt the serious loss he had sustained, inTarletons defeat, since light troops were especially needed in sucha country as he was entangled in. In this crippled condition, hedetermined to relieve his army of everything that could impederapid movement in his future operations. Two days, therefore,were spent by him at Ramsours Mills, in destroying all suchbaggage and stores as could possibly be spared. He began withhis own. His officers followed his example. Superfluities of allkinds were sacrificed without flinching. Casks of wine and spirit-uous liquors were staved : quantities of provisions were sacrificed.No wagons w

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