...commenced addresses to the public, under the signature of " A Military Countryman," in which he urged the importance of military discipline, and skill in the use of arms, as the only means, under heaven, that could save the country, and he assiduously applied himself in...

...commenced addresses to the public, under the signature of" A Military Countryman," in which he urged the importance of military discipline, and skill in the use of arms, as the only means, under heaven, that could save the country, and he assiduously applied himself in...

...of Bonaparte," " Burial of Mrs. Judson," and other popular pieces. Heath, WILLIAM, moj.-gen. Revol. army, b. Roxbury, Mar. 2, 1737 ; d. there Jan. 24,...of corresp. and of safety ; and a delegate to the I'rov. Congress in 17745. Ho was app. a prov. brig, early in 1775; maj.-gen. June 20 ; brig. -gen....

...regl., of which he was afterwards elected col. In 1770 ho wrote sundry essays in a Boston newspapc^, signed " A Military Countryman," on the importance...1761 and 1771-4; was a member of the committees of corrcsp. and of safety ; and a delegate to the I'rov. Congress in 17745. lie was app. a prov. brig,...

...captain in the Suffolk regiment, of which he became colonel in 1774. In 1770 he wrote sundry essays inn Boston newspaper, signed "A Military Countryman,"...the importance of military discipline and skill in tho use of arms. Ho was a member of the General Court in 1701, and in 1771-74; engaged with zeal in...

...been previously made a capt. in the Snffolk regt., of which he was afterwards elected col. In 1 770 he wrote sundry essays in a Boston newspaper, signed...the use of arms. He was a representative in 1761 and 1771-* ; was a memter of the committees of corresp. and of safety ; and a delegate to the Prov. Congress...

...having previously been made a captain in the Suffolk regiment, of which he became colonel in 1774. In 1770 he wrote sundry essays in a Boston newspaper,...discipline and skill in the use of arms. He was a member of the General Court in 1761 and in 1771-74, engaged with zeal in the Revolutionary contest,...

...and was chosen its commander in 1770, in which year he wrote a series of essays in a Boston newspaper on the importance of military discipline and skill in the use of arms over the signature " A Military Countryman." He was a representative in the general assembly in 1761,...

...which were signed " A Military Countryman," and were printed in the Boston Gazette, in which he urged " the importance of military discipline and skill in the use of arms, as the only means that could save our country from falling a prey to any daring invader." During Gov....

...he published in the " Boston Gazette " a series of articles signed " A Military Countryman," urging the importance of military discipline and skill in the use of arms ; and he seems to have been a close student of the writings of Frederick the Great. In 1774 he was...