All posts tagged "Benedict Arnold"
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20.7KConnecticutCaptain Gideon Olmsted Fights the American Revolution – For 30 Years
Gideon Olmsted, a Connecticut sea captain, departed Hartford and put to sea in December 1777 with a cargo of horses, onions, tobacco,...
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19.6K13Connecticut16 Fun Facts About Noah Webster, the Dictionary Writer Who Was Slightly Nuts
Noah Webster was an odd duck, a famously fussy lexicographer who not only Americanized the English language but created the idea of...
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29.1K5New England PlacesSix Indian Trails That Turned Into Scenic Highways and Byways
The Indian trails that crisscrossed New England go back to prehistoric times. Native Americans migrated from summer to winter homes along the...
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7.8KPolitics and MilitaryValcour Island, America’s Victorious Defeat on Lake Champlain
In the fall of 1776, a scrappy little patriot navy stymied an invasion by overwhelming British military forces during the Battle of...
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51.1K4bostonSix Revolutionary Forts
Scattered throughout New England are dozens of revolutionary forts. Some, like Fort Halifax in Maine, date to the French and Indian wars....
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32.8K12MaineThe Penobscot Expedition, America’s Forgotten Military Disaster
The Penobscot Expedition during the American Revolution was the worst naval disaster in American history until Pearl Harbor. That a huge force...
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