On This Day In 1776, Washington Dismissed 500 Horsemen Who Refused Guard Duty

It was Tuesday, July 16, 1776. In Exeter, New Hampshire, the Committee of Safety had received the Declaration of Independence. Farther south, George Washington was learning how difficult it would be to turn that Declaration into an army. Five days earlier, he had praised the Connecticut Light Horse for racing to New York before the […]

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