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American Revolutionary War History
American Revolutionary War History
1777 - General Henry Clinton and 3,000 British troops launched an attack on Forts Clinton and Montgomery in what is now Orange County, New York. Both forts were captured and then burned to the ground. The Americans lost nearly 300 men and the British lost 200 of the 3,000 men they used in the attack.
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