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Tango01	21 Mar 2019 1:08 p.m. PST
… William Bamford, 1757-1765 and 1776 Of possible interest? link Amicalement Armand
42flanker	22 Mar 2019 1:57 a.m. PST
Now not scheduled for publication before December 2019.
23rdFusilier	22 Mar 2019 3:17 p.m. PST
He has one of my favorite quotes from the British side about the war; "As we go forward into the country the rebels fly before us, and when we come back they always follow …. we seem to be playing at bo-peep"
42flanker	22 Mar 2019 10:55 p.m. PST
23d- where does that quotation come? Has Bamford's journal been anthologised already? By the way, I think the blurb might have put 42nd Regiment instead of 40th.
Brechtel198	23 Mar 2019 3:52 a.m. PST
I have preordered the volume. I have a few books in this series by Helion and they are excellent.
Tango01	23 Mar 2019 12:01 p.m. PST
Thanks Kevin. Amicalement Armand
42flanker	23 Mar 2019 2:19 p.m. PST
Something to whet the appetite (literature, it ain't). MARYLAND HISTORICAL MAGAZINE link Vol XXVII Fall pp. 240-259 BAMFORD'S DIARY. [Boston & Halifax] MARYLAND HISTORICAL MAGAZINE link Vol XXVII Winter pp.296-324 BAMFORD'S DIARY [Halifax,Staten Island, Long Island] MARYLAND HISTORICAL MAGAZINE link Vol XXVIII Spring pp. 9-24 BAMFORD'S DIARY (Continued from Vol. XXVII, p. 314.) [Kips Bay to Trenton] "N. York Isld September 13th to September 21st 1776 38th week Mem'dums 15. Su. very hot day. Landed on N York Isl'd without oppo- sition, lay on onr Arms this night the Rebels went off in great hurry from the Town towards Kings Bridge. 16. M. last nt very cold, cool Mg no tents a sharp skirmish between some of our Advanc'd Troops & the Rebels in ye woods, we had many (91) wounded very few kill'd.(10) encamped near on ye Common 17 Tu. Very wet mg. p. m. Cleared. No tents, built wigwams We cannot learn the loss of the Enemy, the Deserters tell us Genl Thomas is killed wt many men. 18. W. hot sun. got our Tents. Moved our Encampmt about 1/2 mile to the Front very rough Ground, much Labour to clear it Deserters & Pris'rs come in daily 19 Th. hot sun Advanc'd Piquet 20 F. pleasant mg cool "
42flanker	23 Mar 2019 4:17 p.m. PST
PS Bamford was in the 40th not the 42nd
23rdFusilier	23 Mar 2019 10:51 p.m. PST
It was from the articles in the Maryland historical society.
42flanker	24 Mar 2019 1:02 a.m. PST
Got there! Thanks

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