All posts tagged "military maneuver"
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21.8K9MaineThe 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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4.5K4MassachusettsTobias Gilmore, an African-American Soldier in the American Revolution
Tobias Gilmore was an African-American soldier in the American Revolution whose legacy includes a cannon left to the Town of Taunton, Mass.,...
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10.2K7MassachusettsBritish 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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11.6K14MassachusettsThe Great Boston Revolt of 1689
Colonists in Boston revolted against a hated English governor 86 years and one day before the shot was heard round the world...
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