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10 Cards in this Set
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British general whose mistakes resulted in many British deaths at Bunker Hill |
William Howe |
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soldier for hire |
mercenary |
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surprise victory by General Washington in December 1776 |
Battle of Trenton |
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British general defeated at Princeton and later forced to surrender at Yorktown |
Charles Cornwalls |
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1777 Patriot victory that came on the heels of Trenton |
Battle of Princeton |
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American victory in New York (1777) that led to alliance with France |
Saratoga |
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French nobleman who assisted Washington |
Marquis de Lafayette |
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ambassador to France who persuaded the French to aid the Americans |
Benjamin Franklin |
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Pennsylvania camp where Washington's army spent the harsh winter of 1777-1778 |
Valley Forge |
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defeat of British troops after their evacuation of Philadelphia in June 1778 |
Monmouth |
