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Tag Archives: The American war of Independence
James Armistead Lafayette: Revolutionary Spy
James… never in his youth used the surname Armistead. Trying to Trace the Untraceable Information It is a nearly impossible job to accurately delve into long-long-ago history when scant records were kept. It is all the harder when the information … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, American Revolution, Benedict Arnold, British General Cornwallis, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Charles Cornwallis, General George Washington, General Lafayette, history, James Armistead Lafayette, Manumission laws regarding slaves in Virginia, Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War spy James Armistead, The American war of Independence, The Marquis de Lafayette, US history, William Armistead of New Kent County
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The Miracle of Dorchester Heights 1775-6
It was pivotal. It was bold. It was a colonial victory. It was never a battle. Boston, Massachusetts There is little doubt that Boston was the cradle of the American Revolution. In the 1760s, when Great Britain began imposing various … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, British General William Howe, Dorchester Heights, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Fort Ticonderoga, General George Washington, George Washington, Henry Knox, history, King George III, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The American war of Independence, The Battle of Bunker Hill, the battles of Lexington and Concord, The Boston Tea Party, the cannons at Fort Ticonderoga, The FIrst Continental Congress, The Revolutionary War, the Second Continental Congress, The siege of Boston
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George Washington’s Farewell to His Officers
“An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by an ass.” The Quote and the Sentiment The quote about asses (donkeys) and lions is frequently attributed to George Washington, but it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, American history, Col. Benjamin Tallmadge, Edmund Randolph, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, General James Braddock, George Washington, George Washington's aides, Henry Knox, history, Nathaniel Green, Presidential history, Samuel Fraunces, Tench Tilghman, The American Revolution, The American war of Independence, The Fraunces Tavern, The Treaty of Paris, US history, Washington's Farewell Dinner
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