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“These fellows say we won’t fight. By heavens, I hope I shall die up to my knees in blood!” Dr. Joseph Warren “…[If] it appears that the only way to safety is through fields of blood, I know you will not turn your faces from our foes, but will undauntedly press forward until tyranny is …
In the early 17th century nations making claim to the Americas discovered an enormous wealth of natural resources. Raw materials bolster a country’s economy and increase its ability to dominate in trade and in war. Though the discovery of gold by the Spanish increased that nation’s wealth, iron ore from North America gave Great Britain the …
Bomb Ketch, galiote a bombe, or simply Bomb, were men-of-war sailing vessels that were in use for approximately 150 years (circa 1680 – 1835). The main armament was not cannon and therefore they did not take their place in line of battle during major sea battles. Their design, the brainchild of mathematician and Inspector General …
Washington’s Retreat Through New Jersey. Nov 9 – Dec 8, 1776 Supreme British Commander Major General Sir [1]William Howe’s efforts to ‘bag the fox’ had failed. ‘The Fox”, first termed by British General Charles Cornwallis in and around New York City the fateful summer of 1776, was the ‘rebel’ General George Washington. Mr. Washington, as the …