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Most underrated battle?

Most underrated battle of the Revolutionary War? Why?   The most underrated battle of the war was Springfield, New Jersey, in 1780. If the Americans had lost, the war would have been virtually over. –Thomas Fleming   In the Battle of Pollilur on 10 Sept 1780, the forces of Mysore wiped out a British army of more […]

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Most overrated battle?

Most overrated battle of the Revolutionary War? Why?   Saratoga. It wasn’t a turning point and the general who theoretically won it, Horatio Gates, was a coward and a fake. –Thomas Fleming   Not a battle, but one of the most famous events of the war: Paul Revere’s ride was a brave, stirring act, but […]

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