George Washington Papers

General Orders, 17 August 1780

General Orders

Head Quarters Orangetown Thursday August 17. 1780

Parole Frederick Countersigns K P
Watchword Be Alert

[Officer] For the day tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Huntington

Orderly Serjeants for court martial from the right Wing.

The Division General court martial whereof Colonel Angell is President, is Dissolved.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    General Orders, 17 August 1780
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    Washington, George
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    “General Orders, 17 August 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-27-02-0502. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 27, 5 July–27 August 1780, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, pp. 542–543.]