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Bound Brook

(Encyclopedia) Bound Brook, borough (2020 pop. 10,030), Somerset co., N central N.J., on the Raritan River; settled 1681, inc. 1891. Largely…

Lincoln, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733–1810, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Hingham, Mass. He served under Horatio Gates in the Saratoga campaign before becoming (1778) commander in the South. In…

Brandywine, battle of

(Encyclopedia) Brandywine, battle of, in the American Revolution, fought Sept. 11, 1777, along Brandywine Creek. The creek, formed by two small branches in SE Pennsylvania, flows southeast to join,…

Grasse, François Joseph Paul, comte de

(Encyclopedia) Grasse, François Joseph Paul, comte deGrasse, François Joseph Paul, comte defräNswäˈ zhôzĕfˈ pōl kôNt də gräs [key], 1722–88, French admiral. In 1781, in command of a French fleet sent…

Laurens, John

(Encyclopedia) Laurens, John, 1754–82, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Charleston, S.C.; son of Henry Laurens. In 1777 he joined George Washington's staff as a volunteer aide-de-camp, fought at…

Tarleton, Sir Banastre

(Encyclopedia) Tarleton, Sir BanastreTarleton, Sir Banastrebăˈnəstər tärlˈtən [key], 1754–1833, British army officer in the American Revolution. He arrived (1775) in America with General Cornwallis…

Laurens, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Laurens, HenryLaurens, Henrylôrˈənz, lärˈ– [key], 1724–92, political leader in the American Revolution, b. Charleston, S.C. A wealthy merchant and planter, he was, in the years…

Charlotte, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Charlotte, city (2020 pop. 874,579), seat of Mecklenburg co., S N.C.; inc. 1768. The largest city in the state and the commercial and…

Deborah Samson Biography

Deborah Samsonwar heroineBorn: 1760Birthplace: Plympton, Massachusetts The oldest of at least seven children, Samson learned responsibility at an early age. Her father abandoned the family…