George Washington Papers

General Orders, 18 October 1781

Head Quarters Before York Thursday October 18th 1781

Parole France
Countersigns Versailles Paris

For the trenches tomorrow

Major General the Marqs de la Fayette

Brigadiers Muhlenberg & Hazen

Major General the Marqs de la Fayette’s division will mount in the trenches tomorrow.

After Orders.

This days relief of the Trenches is countermanded untill further Orders.

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    General Orders, 18 October 1781
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    Washington, George
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    18 October 1781

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    “General Orders, 18 October 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/99-01-02-07191. [This is an Early Access document from The Papers of George Washington. It is not an authoritative final version.]