Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 to James Duane

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GLC06671
GLC#
GLC06671
Type
Letters
Date
September 6, 1780
Author/Creator
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Title
to James Duane
Place Written
New Jersey
Pagination
3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 19 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Hamilton, aide-de-camp to Washington, expresses his disgust with General Horatio Gates' disastrous defeat and consequent flight from the Battle of Camden, South Carolina on 16 August 1780. Gates retired in disgrace after Camden, but was cleared two years later by a Congressional inquiry.

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