Hudson Valley and southern New York‚ as there was a very small number of travel routes in upper New York state. (armyhistory.org) Not only was New York City a key area of the war‚ but the Hudson Valley was home to multiple forts‚ including Fort Ticonderoga‚ Fort Montgomery‚ and Fort Clinton. (vintagehudsonvalley.com) Brigadier General
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Continental Military used any assets available to include a supply of cannons and mortars acquired at Fort Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen. Colonel Knox‚ known as the Father of the United States Army Artillery‚ played a key part of turning the tide and the eventual win of the American Revolutionary War. Col. Knox moved‚ from December 5‚ 1775 - January 24‚ 1776‚ 59 cannons and mortars acquired from Fort Ticonderoga and moved them to Boston to a heavily fortified position placed on Dorchester Heights to push the
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the war. He was a colonel. Made a name for him and the experience of this war helped in the American Revolution. Both civil and military because he led a group of Militia. * General Edward Braddock – He led a group of two thousand men to capture Fort Duquesne. His group was ambushed and he died in the battle. * Earl of Loundoun – He was appointed commander and chief in 1756 of the British forces and caused failures for the British. * William Pitt – He took leadership of the British ministry
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The British found themselves surrounded and 273 of their men were killed. This was the first battle of the revolution Fort Ticonderoga On May 10‚ 1775‚ Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in an attack on the fort‚ surprising and capturing the British garrison. The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War. It gave the Continental Army much-needed artillery that would be used in future
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Carlisle Lomonte English 1102-14 18 July 2011 Guerilla Warfare The Patriot is a 2000 war film directed by Roland Emmerich‚ written by Robert Rodat‚ and stars Mel Gibson‚ Chris Cooper‚ and Heath Ledger. The film mainly takes place in South Carolina and depicts the story of an American dad swept up into the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) when his family is threatened. The Patriot offers a fictionalized account of a South Carolina militia group comprised of American misfits
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Prior to his act of treason‚ Benedict Arnold was highly regarded as America’s greatest Revolutionary general. Due to his high rank and excellent performance on the battlefield it seemed most unlikely that Arnold would defect to the other side. "Arnold has betrayed us. Whom can we trust now?" asked George Washington who now felt that no one could be trusted once Arnold had betrayed his country of which he had shown so much love for beforehand. Arnold had been a die-hard patriot who at the Boston Massacre
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Benedict Arnold was born in Norwich‚ Connecticut‚ January 14‚ 1741. Arnold was born the last of six children to Benedict Arnold III (1683-1761) and Hannah Waterman King. He was named after his great-grandfather Benedict Arnold‚ an early governor of the Colony of Rhode Island‚ and his brother‚ Benedict IV‚ who died in infancy before Benedict Arnold V was born. Only Benedict and his sister Hannah survived to adulthood; his other siblings succumbed to yellow fever in childhood. Through his maternal
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Find 2 articles on am history‚ author‚ publisher date‚ 1700‚ What was it about‚ did u learn anything‚ a couple of paragraphs‚ summarize author‚ concord learning systems publisher date‚ 1998 John Locke was an English philosopher‚ teacher‚ physician‚ scholar‚ administrator‚ politician‚ and one of the early members of the Royal Society. John Locke was very influential in the early 1700’s. John was educated at Christ church Oxford. He became interested in science and philosophy why’ll at school
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The American Revolutionary War went on between 1775-1783 and was lead by the patriot general George Washington. George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732‚ and was the eldest Washington to make it into adulthood. George was the General in charge of the Continental Army‚ he had prior experience as a soldier during the French and Indian war. The reason why George Washington was selected to be the general of the continental army was because he was determined to the cause‚ was “vigorous and young
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Throughout time there has been many people come and go from the war. One person in particular has stuck out to us. This man is Benedict Arnold. Benedict Arnold was born on January 14‚ 1741. He was raised in Norwich‚ Connecticut. He was a member of the militia during the French and Indian war. (1754-1763) There is a memorial to Arnold at the Saratoga National Historic Park to commemorate him for his heroism. The statue even shows Benedict Arnold’s detached leg. He lost it in battle; which means he
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