How a Merchant, an Official, and a Chemist Smuggled Gunpowder into America in 1776
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How a Merchant, an Official, and a Chemist Smuggled Gunpowder into America in 1776
The decisive battle of the American Revolution at Saratoga in October 1777 would not have had the same outcome without the contribution of three unlikely smugglers.“We are now without money in our treasury and without arms in our stores,” wrote George Washington, the first President of the United States and commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, to a trusted officer in January 1776.Shortly after taking command of the C…
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