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    Battle of the Brandywine - September 11, 1777 In 1777, General Howe brought his army to the Chesapeake intending to take Philidelphia. To delay the fall of the city Washington marched to Wilmington. On September 9th 1777 Washington positioned his army behind Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford. The British were expected to march west from Kennett Square to carry out the frontal assault. Pennsylvania militia were posted to the left of Chadds Ford, and continentals were posted in the centre opposite…

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    Joseph Gerling Mrs. King ELA 7th Hour 18 January 2017 The Battle of Flamborough head In 1779, the American War of Independence was at its height and Spain and France had joined forces with the Americans against Britain starting the Battle of Flamborough Head. Spain and France's assistance at sea was beneficial because America's navy was very small and weak compared to the British. This naval battle has many causes, some leaders, events and results. There are many causes for the Battle of…

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    the British at Yorktown. The Americans were able to fight off and defeat the mighty British empire. With their heads held high, the Americans were now independent and free from British rule. The Americans were able to win the war with the help of the French alliance and by their drive and will to fight for independence. The French alliance was one of the main causes for why the Americans were able to win the war. The naval ships the French used to trap the British in Yorktown were the…

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    British attack Charleston, South Carolina on March 29, 1780. The battle of Charleston was a conflict between Great Britain and the American colonies in North America during the Revolutionary War. This battle took place in Charleston, South Carolina(‘’Americans suffer worst defeat of revolution of Charleston’’). Nevertheless, this battle happened because the British believed that the Southern colonies were full of American loyalist waiting for British authorities to liberate them from patriot…

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    What Is Alvin York's Duty

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    Alvin York’s first and most difficult battle was fought not on the battlefield, but in his own mind and soul, as he struggled to reconcile his firm belief that God did not want him to deliberately set out to kill another human being with his equally strong belief that it was his duty to defend his country. In his diary, York explains that his mother tried to claim that Alvin was her only means of support and that she needed him at home. He goes on to say that his pastor wrote to the army…

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    I would have liked to witness the Battle of Saratoga because it was the turning point in the American Revolution. On September 19th, 1777, the Battle of Saratoga began. Major-General John Burgoyne commanded his army of British red coats and German blue coats to America’s camp on the west bank of the Hudson River at Bemis Heights, New York on September 19th, 1777. Burgoyne following Lord Germaine’s orders continued advancing to the Hudson River and progressing south. If I was there in the Battle…

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    Tom and Ned are fighting side by side and they end up winning the battle of Yorktown. There are hundreds of wounded and dead men everywhere on the ground. Then the scene cuts to the streets of New York where everyone is celebrating the American’s victory at Yorktown. Tom ends up cashing in his check for the boat that he had given to the army, and he gives the money to his son. Ned and his wife, who is now pregnant, end…

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    “Birth of a nation: The American Revolution” America wasn’t always the independent nation it is now, it was once controlled by the British Empire. They were once one of the strongest powers in the world. Seeing as how in today’s society that’s now the case, how did we get to where we are today? What changed in the world to have everything be the way it is today? First off with any kind of change comes a sense of Social Responsibility, which is an ethical theory which individuals are…

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    Life for Continental Solders Battle of Germantown The battle of Germantown was a “military conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the thirteen colonies in North America during the American Revolutionary War in 1777-1783” (land of the brave info/battle of Germantown). On October 4, 1777 George Washington lead four different units of American troops to catch the British off guard (Wikipedia). It was on this Saturday morning American troops in the dense fog would be defeated in the…

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    On October 19, 1781, the British surrendered to the American Army during the Battle of Yorktown. Our British general Cornwallis had his base at Yorktown, at the peninsula in Chesapeake Bay, so the British could get supplies from ships arriving in New York. This turned out to become a big mistake… General George Washington saw this as a chance for him to trap the British. In August, a huge French fleet helping to fight for the Americans came from the West Indies and blocked Chesapeake bay. The…

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