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Há 6 dias · Combined British, Dutch and Hanoverian forces were under the supreme command of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The order of battle included below reflects all units of the Anglo-allied Army including those that were not present for the battles themselves (units spread across the area or on garrison duty).
Há 1 dia · Field Marshal Sir Edward Blakeney (1778—1868), Commander-in-Chief, Ireland Lieutenant-General William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney (1672—1761), Colonel, 27th Foot Brigadier Gerald Blakey, Royal Engineers [58]
Há 1 dia · Washington became America's first spymaster by designing an espionage system against the British. In 1778, Major Benjamin Tallmadge formed the Culper Ring at Washington's direction to covertly collect information about the British in New York.
Há 3 dias · October 15, 1778 at Mincock Island, New Jersey - On October 15, a British force surprised an advance post of infantrymen from Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski's Legion. Before the American could send some reinforcements to help, the British killed about 40 men before they withdrew to their awaiting ships.
Há 4 dias · Until early in 1778, the American Revolution was a civil war within the British Empire, but it became an international war as France (in 1778) and Spain (in 1779) joined the colonies against Britain.
Há 4 dias · DIE Martis, 1 o Septembris 1778. Dux Montagu. Comes Mansfield. Ds. Osborne. Ds. Amherst. The Earl of Mansfield sat Speaker by virtue of a fomer Commission. The Earl of Mansfield acquainted the House, "That His Majesty had been pleased to issue a Commission under the Great Seal, for the further Prorogation of the Parliament."
Há 4 dias · A typical British Army Regiment at the start of the Revolution was composed of 10 Companies. Of the 10 companies, there was 2 companies of elite soldiers in the regiment. A Light-Infantry company and a Grenadier Company.
