All posts tagged "military maneuver"
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6.5KMassachusettsThe War of 1812 and How To Win When Outnumbered: Perspective
The past is a foreign country. Once upon a time I drove up through Maine and across the border into the wilds...
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33.9K12MaineThe 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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9.3K4MassachusettsTobias Gilmore, an African-American Soldier in the American Revolution
Tobias Gilmore, an African-American soldier in the American Revolution, left a legacy that includes a cannon left to the Town of Taunton,...
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18.1K8MassachusettsBritish Press Gangs Cause The Boston Riot of 1747
A British naval squadron commander in November 1747 incited the worst Boston riot until violence broke out against the Stamp Act of 1765. Commodore...
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19.2K15MassachusettsThe Great Boston Revolt of 1689
Colonists in Boston revolted against a hated English governor 86 years and one day before the the world heard the shot in...
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