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Disaster on the Eastern Frontier
Part Two For Part One, click here. The British and loyalists would not have to wait long. Word of the landing reached the Massachusetts government within a matter of days, and preparations for a counterattack began almost immediately. There was … Continue reading
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Disaster on the Eastern Frontier
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Travis Shaw. Part One I’d be willing to bet that Maine isn’t the first place to come to mind when you hear the word “frontier”. For many Americans I imagine they immediately think … Continue reading
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Tagged 1779, Arbuthnot, Boston, British Army, Emerging Revolutionary War, French, Halifax, Loyalist, Maine, Massachusetts, Patriot, Penobscot
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