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American Revolutionary War History
American Revolutionary War History
1776 - Benjamin Franklin and Robert Morris received information that the French were going to purchase arms and ammunition in Holland and send them to the West Indies for use by the American Patriots.
| "Americans are unequal to the People of this Country [Britain] in Devotion to Women, and in Courage, and worse than all, they are religious." - An unnamed officer's comments to the British Parliament. |
