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“Rev War Revelry” Convention Army Discussion
On October 17, 1777, British General John Burgoyne surrendered his joint British, Canadian, and Hessian and Brunswicker forces to patriot General Horatio Gates near Saratoga, New York. Over 6,000 soldiers, the number placed by one historian is 6,222, became captives … Continue reading
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Tagged 1777, American Revolution, Battle of Saratoga, Benedict Arnold, Convention Army, Dan Welch, Emerging Revolutionary War, General John Burgoyne, Horatio Gates, Northern Theater, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW
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