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Adam
Mein Deutsch ist nicht sehr gut. Ich kann Abendessen etc. bestellen. Ich kann einige einfache Satze tun. Die meisten technishen Wortern, die ich kenne, sind die Feuerwaffen und Automobil, die bezogen werden.
To the war. Timothy Murphy was employed in the war as a scout sniper. He was a member of Morgans Riflemen, their job was to break things and kill people. Much the same way our "scout snipers" did in 'nam. In one day at the same engagement Murphy shot and killed both General Simon Fraser and Sir Francis Clerke.
It sounds as though Gen. Howe had some Custer blood in him. He rushed into Philadelphia dis-regarding his flanking Armies much the same way Custer did to Cook and Miles at the "Little Big Horn". It was a good plan, just poorly executed. He hung Burgoyne and St. Ledger out to dry. St. Ledger was stopped in his tracks at Ft. Stanwix.
It was through the resolve of the American forces that France decided to enter the war along with the Dutch and Spanish which then made it a world war. The British had offered a peace proposal and the French did not like the sound of it.
As far as the Western portion of the war that was won by Clark in Vincennes later proved important as a bagaining chip with the British.
Best wishes, Bill
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