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Campaign against Quebec
John Joseph Henry (1758–1811), 1844
Named on the page for Battle of Camden.
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Passages that name the battle; the whole book is at Internet Archive.
16 August 1780
Battle of Camden
CAMPAIGN
Charles Porterfield, who lost his life in the battle of Camden, when in the station of a colonel. Jo¬ seph Aston, of Lamb’s, who served iiis country throughout the war, and was promoted to a majori¬ ty. Doctor Thomas Gibson, of Hendricks’, who di¬ ed in the performance of his duty at Valley Forge, in the winter of 1778. Robert Cunningham, a weal¬ thy freeholder, of Smith’s, who here imbibed the seeds of that disorder which at too early an age, hurried him to the grave. In short, many others might be mentioned in the general, as worthy and well inform¬ ed as their superiors, without in anywise imputing to the latter, in so saying, the slightest degree of dispar¬ agement. This will always be the case when the great body of a nation rises in its strength to defend its rights. Tho^e who understand the point in ques¬ tion in a national dispute, and are most strongly im¬ pressed with its importance, will be the first to arm. This has been, and ever will be, the dispositions of men in all ages past or to come, whenever their priv¬ ileges are invaded. Offices of prime importance can¬ not be obtained by all. Men of talents, of genius, and courage, must step into subordinate stations. Socrates, Alcibiades, and Demosthenes, fought in the ranks.
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