Objects of the Military Establishment of the United States.
Document 1796Lists goals of U.S. military regarding boundary lines, military post occupation, and methods for obtaining these objectives. Advocated for preserving current military structure and force even in times of peace.
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Printed Document
Description
Lists goals of U.S. military regarding boundary lines, military post occupation, and methods for obtaining these objectives. Advocated for preserving current military structure and force even in times of peace.
Date
02/03/1796
Author
Collection
Document number
1796020300000
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Committee on the Military Establishment
British
neighbors
Indians
Indian Nation
Chickasaw
Choctaw
garrison
battalion
Europe
riflemen
Great Britain
Creek
Anthony Wayne
artillerists
engineer
Notable locations
United States
Canada
Lake Champlain
Michillimackinack
boundary
posts
fort
Pittsburgh
Presque Isle
Presque'isle
Spain
bluffs
Natchez
Mississippi
Cumberland
St. Mary's
Ohio
river
northwest
public lands
sea coast
station