General Orders, 14 October 1779

General Orders

Head-Quarters Moore’s House [West Point]
Thursday Octr 14th 1779.

Parole Wabash— C. Signs Yarmouth. Zell.

As many soldiers who have lately joined the Army have not been sufficiently taught the first principles of the exercise; The troops will every afternoon exercise in detail and the officers must take particular care in instructing their men; The exercise by battalions to continue every morning as before.1

Such officers as are not furnished with Espontoons are to apply immediately through the Brigade Quarter-Masters to the Quarter-Master General for a supply.2

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. See General Orders, 8 October.

2. See General Orders, 12 October.

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Source Project: Washington Papers
Title: General Orders, 14 October 1779
Author: Washington, George
Date: 14 October 1779

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Cite as: “General Orders, 14 October 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, last modified June 29, 2017, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-22-02-0593. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 22, 1 August–21 October 1779, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, p. 724.]