George Washington Papers

General Orders, 24 November 1780

General Orders

Head Quarters Totowa Friday November 24th 1780

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[Officers] For the Day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Paterson[,] Colonel Greaton[,] Lieutenant Colonel Basset[,] Major Knapp[,] Brigade Major Converse1

The March of the Army is postponed ’till further orders.2

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. Capt. Thomas Converse had been authorized to act as brigade major in the general orders for 11 November.

2. See The Aborted Attack on the Northern Approaches to New York City and the Feint on Staten Island, 9–24 Nov., editorial note, especially n.8.

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    General Orders, 24 November 1780
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    “General Orders, 24 November 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-29-02-0215. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 29, 28 October–31 December 1780, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021, p. 328.]