On This Day In 1776, Washington Said British Troops Fought ‘To Enslave Us’

George Washington had two soldiers punished for conduct he believed could destroy an army. Henry Davis received 20 lashes for desertion. Patrick Lyons received 30 for drunkenness and sleeping at his post. Washington then asked what independence meant if men fighting for it showed less discipline than the soldiers sent to crush it. “What a […]
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