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#OnThisDay September 11, 1777, General George Washington was determined to prevent the British from capturing the American seat of government, Philadelphia. Taking up positions along Brandywine Creek, Washington mistakenly believed that his army blocked all fords across the
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In September 1814, the British began a large invasion of New York along Lake Champlain, arriving at Plattsburgh #OnThisDay September 11, 1814. Although the British fleet outnumbered the Americans, Master Commandant Thomas MacDonough positioned the American vessels in a way that
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#DidYouKnow that the Battle of Carnifex Ferry, fought #OnThisDay September 10, 1861, helped create the State of West Virginia? Early in the war, Federal forces took control of Kanawha Valley. In an attempt to launch a counter-offensive, Confederate forces entered the area, and
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#OnThisDay September 10, 1813, American Naval forces under the command of Oliver H. Perry attacked Robert H. Barclay’s British fleet in Lake Erie. In the resulting action, Perry’s forces gained a victory and claimed supremacy over the lake, causing the British to evacuate Fort
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After three days of being besieged at Cumberland Gap, and not believing that his men could withstand a Federal attack, Confederate Col. John W. Frazer surrendered around 2,000 of his men to Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside #OnThisDay September 9, 1863.
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