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Article: Bliss Civil War 1775-1783: a family divided.
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- The Loyalist Gazette
- Article date:
- September 22, 1997
- Author:
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by Charles E. Cartmel, UE
Prologue
The most significant battle of the eighteenth century took place in 1759. Its success and aftermath resulted in the American Revolution. It removed all threat from the north and any further need for support or protection by the mother country. Further, it led indirectly to the French Revolution, both by example and due to the involvement of French troops and officers, such as the Marquis de LaFayette, in support of the Revolution.
It was also one of the greatest amphibious operations known in warfare up to that time. From England, New York and Boston they came and, under Admiral Charles Saunders, the forces ...