The Commander-in-Chief's Guard was a unit of the Continental Army that protected General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. Formed in 1776; the Guard was with Washington in all of his battles and was eventually disbanded in 1783 at the end of the war. The unit was initially created by General Order on 11 March 1776 by selecting four men from each Continental Army regiment present and directed that those chosen should be "sober; intelligent; and reliable men". The strength of the unit was usually 180 men; although this was temporarily increased to 250 during the winter of 1779-80; when the army was encamped at Morristown; New Jersey; in close proximity to the British Army. The book consists primarily of two parts: the first is the history of the Guard; the second; the service records of the men; which includes enlistment information; assignments; rank; etc. Paperback; (1904); 2014; Illus.; Biblio.; Endnotes; 344 pp.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great BookBy EDW3Arrived quickly in good condition. Very interesting reading; lots of information.5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A Fresh outlook on a historical event we take for granted.By Steve SoraThere are connections to the Templars; the Vatican; the Genoese merchants and Marco Polo that the author makes that take the Columbus story from 2-D to 3-D. A must for anyone researching the man and the events leading to the European colonization of America.2 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Pulp it...By S. Ratcliff-jonesI persevered for four chapters before abandoning this book. The book is impossible to read - this may be partly the fault of the translator; for the english is clumsy; but the author seems to have been unable to organise his thoughts and the book is muddled; to say the least. The author seems at great pains to restore the reputation of Innocent VIII - but though the writing is emotional; little in the way of fact or sensible argument is offered.Not worth the paper it is printed on
