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In the summer of 1775, George Washington assumed command of the Continental Army outside Boston and immediately began the process of organizing his forces….
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The Royal Governor’s April 21, 1775 removal from Williamsburg’s Powder Magazine of gunpowder essential to Virginia’s defense caused an immediate furor among Virginians as…
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In 1775, the tension between the American colonies and Great Britain escalated into armed conflict at then-little-known places such as Lexington, Concord and Bunker…
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In the summer of 1775, Gen. George Washington fell victim to bad information about the Continental Army’s gunpowder supply. When he finally received accurate…
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As we know from our history books, the War for Independence began with the shots fired at Lexington and Concord. Those shots required gunpowder,…