HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY.
 

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CHAPTER   XL.
 

BUCKS COUNTY IN THE EEVOLUTION.
 

iTT-i TO irss.
 

The story of the Revolution.—The county faithful to the colonies.—Committee of
safety.—Men enter the army.—The campaign of 1776.— Washington crosses the
Delaware.—Boats collected.—Troops distributed.—Sutfering of troops.—James
Monroe.—Death of Captain Moore.—Sullivan joins the army.—Quarters of
Washington, Greene and Knox.—Headquarters.—Attack on Trenton.—Return of
army and prisoners.—Oath of allegiance.—Militia of Bucks turn out.—Continen¬
tal army crosses Bucks county.—Lafayette.—British occupancy of Philadelphia.
—Depredations.—Lacey's command.—Bucks county riflemen.—The Doanes.—
The disloyal.—Confiscations.—Hardships of the war.

The story of the American Bevolution cannot be too often told.
The Avisdom aud patriotism of the men AAdio led the revolt against
the British crown, and the courage and endurance of those Avho
fouo-ht the battles of the colonies, have never been surpassed. Bucks
county is surrounded by localities made memorable by the struggle.
licss than a day's journey Avill take one to the Hall of Independence
where constitutional liberty Avas bom, to the battle-fields of Tren¬
ton, Brinceton, BrandyAAdne, Germantown, Bed Bank, and Mon¬
mouth, and to the bleak hills of Yalley Forge. On three occasions
the Continental army, Avitli Washington at its head, inarL-heil through
our county, to meet the enemy on historic fields, and in the trying
period of December, 1776, it sought shelter  on  Bucks  county  soil