... would arm blacks or slaves to fend off attacks by Native Americans but feared that slaves would turn on their masters. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington refused to enlist blacks into the Continental Army. Washington changed his mind when the governor of Virginia offered to free any slaves who fought for the British crown. Efforts to enlist blacks were rejected, but ... explanation was that too many poorly trained soldiers were concentrated in the 92nd Division. After four days of fighting and losses everything had ended and the infantry was back at square one, looking at t...

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