CHAPTER III. ISRAEL GOES TO THE WARS; AND REACHING BUNKER HILL IN TIME TO BE OF SERVICE THERE, SOON AFTER IS FORCED TO EXTEND HIS TRAVELS ACROSS THE

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# CHAPTER III. ISRAEL GOES TO THE WARS; AND REACHING BUNKER HILL IN TIME TO BE OF SERVICE THERE, SOON AFTER IS FORCED TO EXTEND HIS TRAVELS ACROSS THE ## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope) This is a chapter from the novel [Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile](arke:01KG8AJ76S23Z6FF7SMFEB4N3X) by Herman Melville. It is a text chapter extracted from the source file [israel_potter.txt](arke:01KG89J1DKC9HHJRKY25JZBEXW) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The chapter's title is "CHAPTER III. ISRAEL GOES TO THE WARS; AND REACHING BUNKER HILL IN TIME TO BE OF SERVICE THERE, SOON AFTER IS FORCED TO EXTEND HIS TRAVELS ACROSS THE". It contains text from lines 462 to 900. ## Context - Background and provenance from related entities This chapter follows "CHAPTER II. THE YOUTHFUL ADVENTURES OF ISRAEL." and precedes "CHAPTER IV. FURTHER WANDERINGS OF THE REFUGEE, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF A GOOD KNIGHT OF BRENTFORD WHO BEFRIENDED HIM.". The novel, and therefore this chapter, was extracted from the file "israel_potter.txt," which is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection. The novel was likely extracted using a structure-extraction-lambda. ## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details The chapter details Israel's involvement in the American Revolutionary War. It describes Israel's decision to join Colonel John Patterson's regiment and his participation in the Battle of Bunker Hill. The chapter also recounts Israel's capture by the British, his imprisonment, and his subsequent escape attempts. The chapter is divided into several chunks, including Chunk 1, Chunk 2, Chunk 3, Chunk 4, Chunk 5, Chunk 6, Chunk 7, and Chunk 8. These chunks describe Israel's actions and experiences, including his time at Bunker Hill, his capture, and his escape from the British.

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CHAPTER III. ISRAEL GOES TO THE WARS; AND REACHING BUNKER HILL IN TIME TO BE OF SERVICE THERE, SOON AFTER IS FORCED TO EXTEND HIS TRAVELS ACROSS THE

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CHAPTER III. ISRAEL GOES TO THE WARS; AND REACHING BUNKER HILL IN TIME TO BE OF SERVICE THERE, SOON AFTER IS FORCED TO EXTEND HIS TRAVELS ACROSS THE