 WHEN the army again moved, on the nth of September, 1777, it was at first intended to leave me behind; but upon my urgent entreaties, and as other ladies were to follow the army, I received, finally, the same permission. We made only small day's marches,...  Letters and Journals Relating to the War of the American Revolution, and the ... - Page 113by Friederike Charlotte Luise Freifrau von Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf Freiherr von Riedesel - 1867 - 235 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ellen Hardin Walworth - Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777 - 1877 - 134 pages
...during the day, and exhausted and sleepy long before they could stop at night. Madame Riedesel says: "We made only small day's marches, and were very often...still the satisfaction of daily seeing my husband. In the beginning all went well. We cherished the sweet hope of a sure victory, and of coming into the... | |
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