Race to the Dan

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The War Years (1775-1783) February 18, 2014 August 28, 2016

Race to the Dan:
“Pushed with Great Expedition”

by Michael Cecere

It had been a tense three weeks in the Carolinas for General Nathanael Greene, the commander of the American southern army. In the wake…

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