7th July, 1781
Made the acquaintance of the enemy at Green Springs Farm,
near Jamestown, yesterday. We waded across a shallow swamp to attack
them at the rear and menaced them with rifle fire, which they repaid
with a very heavy bombarding of grapeshot. We engaged them for two
hours, but they were moving into our line of retreat. Then, to our
astonishment, for we were greatly outnumbered, we were ordered to
charge with our bayonets. The British advance was turned back, and
we retreated very rapidly to the farm.
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