All posts tagged "military maneuvers"
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5.4KMassachusettsHow George Washington Recruited a Whole New Army Under British Noses
George Washington had a problem he believed no one had ever encountered before. On January 1, 1776, the Continental Army would disappear...
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4.4KMassachusettsStephen Moylan, the Irishman Who Coined “United States of America”
Stephen Moylan had a mostly distinguished career in the American Revolution. But it wasn’t his sword that kept him in the history...
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7.2KMassachusettsThe Ipswich Fright: Terror Strikes a Town Even When the British Aren’t Coming
In the days after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, a general panic seized the population around Boston. Would the British regulars...
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4.4KMassachusettsGeorge Dilboy, Greek Lad, Wipes Out a German Machine Gun Nest
Gen. John Pershing called him one of the 10 greatest heroes of World War I. The City of Somerville, Mass., remembers him...
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4.8KConnecticutBenedict Arnold’s Treason Unmasked to Washington—in Arnold’s Own House
George Washington learned about Benedict Arnold’s treason while staying at Benedict Arnold’s house near West Point. He wondered why Arnold, his best...
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8.9KMassachusettsMyles Standish and the Lost Colony of Massachusetts
In March 1623, leaders of the struggling Plymouth Plantation dispatched their paid military leader Myles Standish to a coastal settlement 25 miles...
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