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The British Strategy of the 1777 Campaign Season

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Written by: Rick Brainard
Category: American Revolution
Published: 02 June 2025

The British had three options available for the 1777 campaign. These options would effectively cut off New England from the other colonies, thus allowing the British to stop the spread of the fighting and to continue the war in New England.

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The Battle of Bunker Hill

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Written by: Rick Brainard
Category: American Revolution
Published: 29 May 2025

The Battle of Bunker Hill was the bloodiest clash of the American Revolution. The British suffered 1054 casualties. American casualties were fewer than 450. This was a tactical victory for the British, but for the Americans, it was a moral victory because they had successfully held off the most powerful army in the world.

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The Revolutionary War Begins: Lexington and Concord

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Written by: Rick Brainard
Category: American Revolution
Published: 29 May 2025

The Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775 marked the beginning of open hostilities between the colonies and Britain. These battles were the culmination of difficulties between England and the American colonies.

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The Stamp Act: An Attempt to Defray the Expense of War

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Written by: Rick Brainard
Category: American Revolution
Published: 27 May 2025

The English Ministry was already preparing a scheme for raising revenue in America; the question of the right to taxation suddenly obtruded itself. The Americans claimed the right as Englishmen to tax themselves. The English ministers replied that Parliament, and not the Colonial Assemblies, was the proper body to vote taxes in all parts of the British Empire.

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