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American Revolutionary War History
American Revolutionary War History
1778 - Mohawk Indian chief and British Loyalist leader Joseph Brant led a surprise attack on German Flats, New York. Every house, barn and mill was set on fire. The town was virtually empty due to a warning from Adam Hemler of a pending attack.
1781 - American Colonel Daniel Brodhead was replaced as the commander of the Western Department under charges that he had mishandled finances. He was later cleared of most charges and was made a brigadier general by George Washington later that year.
| "I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be." Thomas Jefferson |
