... York where while Washington held the area, many small attacks were still happening. Deborah's company was given the job to assist in halting those attacks. During one of the particularly bloody engagements in Tarrytown, New York, Deborah, while attempting to retreat, was wounded in the head by a British saber. She was escorted to a field hospital where her head wound was treated ... her sex unsuspected and unblemished, and was discharged from the service with a fair and honorable character...."# After being discharged Deborah met Benjamin Gannet whom she married and had three children M...

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... only gave rise to exemplary patriots, but it also gave rise to great soapbox orators. Patrick Henry was a superb example of a patriotic orator, educated by the College of William and Mary and apprenticed in the law. Through his legal expertise, Henry greatly impacted America economically, politically, and legally. Most notably heard in the American colonies was Patrick Henry's cries of "No ... Red Coats, eventually striking them with rocks. The troops fired in retaliation, slaughtering five "patriots."" This led to social unrest, and sensationalized by colonial publications, interpreted...

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