1778 Revolutionary War newspaper BATTLE of RHODE ISLAND Long & Detailed descript

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1778 Revolutionary War newspaper BATTLE of RHODE ISLAND Long & Detailed descript:
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1778 Revolutionary War newspaper with a long detailed account of the BATTLE of RHODE ISLAND

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Beginning on the front page, this issue has 5 pages of text containing a long and very detailed account of the BATTLE OF RHODE ISLAND during the American Revolutionary War.

Very long detailed news coverage of the BATTLE OF RHODE ISLAND.

The Battle of Rhode Island, also known as the Battle of Quaker Hill and the Siege of Newport, took place on August 29, 1778. Continental Army and militia forces under the command of General John Sullivan were withdrawing to the northern part of Aquidneck Island after abandoning their siege of Newport, Rhode Island, when the British forces in Newport sortied, supported by recently arrived Royal Navy ships, and attacked the retreating Americans. The battle ended inconclusively, but the Continental forces afterward withdrew to the mainland, leaving Aquidneck Island in British hands.

The battle took place in the aftermath of the first attempt at cooperation between French and American forces following France\'s entry into the war as an American ally. The operations against Newport were to have been made in conjunction with a French fleet and troops; these were frustrated in part by difficult relations between the commanders, and a storm that damaged both French and British fleets shortly before joint operations were to begin.

The battle was also notable for the participation of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment. The 1st Rhode Island Regiment under Colonel Christopher Greene was composed of African Americans and Native Americas as well as European-American settlers.

Continental forces withdrew to Bristol and Tiverton on the night of August 30, leaving Aquidneck Island under British control. However, their withdrawal was orderly and unhurried. According to an account in the New Hampshire Gazette, it was accomplished \"in perfect order and safety, not leaving behind the smallest article of provision, camp equipage, or military stores.\"

The inflammatory writings of General Sullivan reached Boston before the French fleet arrived; Admiral d\'Estaing\'s initial reaction was reported to be a dignified silence. Under pressure from Washington and the Continental Congress, politicians worked to smooth over the incident, and d\'Estaing was in good spirits when Lafayette arrived in Boston. D\'Estaing even offered to march troops overland to support the Americans: \"I offered to become a colonel of infantry, under the command of one who three years ago was a lawyer, and who certainly must have been an uncomfortable man for his clients.\"

The relief force of Clinton and Grey arrived at Newport on September 1. Given that the threat was over, Clinton ordered Grey to instead raid several communities on the Massachusetts coast. Admiral Howe was unsuccessful in his offer to catch up with d\'Estaing, who held a strong position at the Nantasket Roads when Howe arrived there on August 30. Byron, who succeeded Howe as head of the New York station in September, was also unsuccessful in blockading d\'Estaing: his fleet was scattered by a storm when it arrived off Boston, after which d\'Estaing slipped away, bound for the West Indies.

General Pigot was harshly criticized by Clinton for failing to await the relief force, which might have successfully entrapped the Americans on the island. He left Newport for England not long after. When the British abandoned Newport in October 1779 they left behind an economy ruined by war.

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