This Day in History: August 25

Henry Dearborn, Lieutenant Colonel, 3rd NH, "We find great difficulty in getting ready to moove for want of a sufficient number of horses to Carry our provisions Ammunition Stores &c however we are to morrow without fail with 27 days flower & live beef Our whole force that will march from here is about 5000 men Officers included with nine pieces of Artillery Three of the Anyda Warriers arriv'd in camp this afternoon who going on with us as guides two runners ariv'd from Col. Broadhead at Fort Pitt Informing that Col Broadhead is on his way with about 800 men against the western Indians." [More]