1John Adams to Abigail Adams, 8 October 1776 (Adams Papers)
...on our Part. The Enemy have Possession of Paulus Hook and Bergen Point, Places on the Jersy...
2From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 10 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
attack on the British fort at Paulus Hook, N.J., in a ...for the surprise attack,...
3From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 12 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
GW is referring to Lee’s proposed surprise attack on the British fort at Paulus Hook, N.J., which...
4From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 12 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
...had in contemplation an attempt to surprise the enemys post at Powlus Hook and have...
5From George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 20 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
...Foot surprized the Enemy’s strong post at Paulus Hook opposite N. york the Night before...
6From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 21 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
...Major Lee with a detachment of 400 men surprised the enemy’s garrison at Powles-hook (...surprise
7From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 21 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
events of Maj. Henry Lee’s surprise attack on the British fort at Paulus Hook, N.J., see
8General Orders, 22 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
For the events of Maj. Henry Lee’s surprise attack on the British fort at Paulus Hook, N.J., see
9To George Washington from Major Henry Lee, Jr., 22 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
..., Major General Stirling, and Lee had been planning this surprise attack on the British fort at
10From Alexander Hamilton to George Clinton, 24 August 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
You will probably have heard of the surprise of Powlus Hook...spelled Powles Hook and Paulus Hook...
11From George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 24 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
...practised with success in the enterprise against Paulus Hook; but this would awaken the...
12From George Washington to the Officer Commanding Major Henry Lee’s Corps, 29 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
...charges brought against him regarding his conduct of the surprise attack on the British fort...
13From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 1 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
...could not be carried in an instant by surprise—the attempt must be relinquished. My objects...
14From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 3 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
For Lee’s report on his surprise attack on the British fort at Paulus Hook, N.J., on 19 Aug., see
15General Orders, 11 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
...against Maj. Henry Lee concerned his conduct of the surprise attack on the British fort...
16To Benjamin Franklin from the Board of Treasury, 29 September 1779 (Franklin Papers)
...Harry Lee’s “prudence, address and bravery” in a surprise attack on the British post at
17From George Washington to Major General Lafayette, 30 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
...that event we surprized and took Paulus hook a very strong fortified post of the enemys,...
18General Orders, 8 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
...the detachment he commanded at the attack and surprise of Powle’s Hook in such manner as...
19From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 13 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
...Guard, to form and March towards Decker’s to Surprise them in their Quarters if they can, or...
20From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 21 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
...time) are esily susc⟨ep⟩tible of a surprise. The mode from the description I have received...
21To George Washington from Colonel Moses Hazen, 23 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
...could flatter my Self with a Probability of Surprising the enemy in any of their post on...
22To George Washington from Colonel Moses Hazen, 26–27 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
...Twelve in the Evening and most Notoriously Surprised the Detachment at that place. Capt:...
23To George Washington from Colonel Moses Hazen, 26 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Enemy have I am afraid Surprised this Post; They have taken Major Eccleson, several other...
24To George Washington from Major General Arthur St. Clair, 28 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
...of the Ennemy rendering it very easy to surprise one or other of the Posts, particularly Raway...
25To George Washington from Major General Arthur St. Clair, 7 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
...Report of some Deserters who got in to Paulus-Hook from Connecticut Farms, the day before the...
26To George Washington from Major General Arthur St. Clair, 11 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
...to have had no other object—But the surprising a party of fifty Men seems too triffling...
27To George Washington from Major General Arthur St. Clair, 20 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
...Attempt last Night, about eleven oClock, to surprise the Party at New Ark and plunder the...
28To George Washington from Major General Lafayette, 18 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
An other Man writes me—That At paulus hook they have the 54th and two Compagnies of hessians,...
29Washington’s Summary of British and American Forces, 1 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
...to Brooklyn; & much more so to Bergen & Paulus hook. It cuts off (with the assistance of a...
30From Alexander Hamilton to James Nicholson, 22 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Your letter of this morng. surprises me as one part of it seems to imply that......Paulus Hook as...
31To George Washington from Johnson Cook, 1 October 1796 (Washington Papers)
...newly formed light infantry corps led a successful surprise assault on Stony Point, N.Y., on...
32Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
...Clinton’s scheme. He could no longer count on surprise. Upon his return to New York on 17 June...
33Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
...not but excite in me the greatest surprise, especially as no advantage whatsoever could...
34Editorial Note: Notes on American Medals Struck in France (Jefferson Papers)
...gold and silver were so great as to surprise even Benjamin Franklin, who was not easily...