1To George Washington from Major General Steuben, with enclosure, 15 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Since the Departure of the last Letter I had the honor to write You, I have not in the least advanced in the Affairs which I had proposed to see brought to a Conclusion. Before it is known whether the Number of Regiments is to be preserved or whether an Incorporation is to take place, it is impossible to make any Calculations for the formation. I have exerted all the means in my Power to...
2Enclosure: Major General Steuben’s “Proposals for the formation of our Army for the next Campaign,” 13–15 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
The distribution of the Number of Men, which Each State is to furnish for next Campaign, permits us to Complete our Regiments of Infantry in the Line, to a Number, indeed, Below the Establishment, but which puts it, however in our Power to form Each Regiment into a Battalion, without changing the Principles of Formation, already Established in the Regulations. If We put Each Regiment on the...