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Copyright © 2006 by the Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 09 08 07 06 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ward, Harry M. George Washington’s enforcers : policing the Continental Army / Harry M. Ward. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. 1. United States. Continental Army—Military police—History. 2. United States. Continental Army—Military life. 3. Military discipline—United States—History—18th century. 4. Washington, George, 1732‒1799—Military leadership. 5. Soldiers—United States—Social conditions—18th century. 6. United States— History—Revolution, 1775‒1783—Social aspects. I. Title. ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-2688-4 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8093-2688-4 (cloth : alk. paper) E259.W37 2006 973.3'4—dc22 2005027796 Printed on recycled paper. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. ∞ ...

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