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Book excerpt: ‘The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution’ Kevin J. Weddle The Compleat Victory by Kevin J. Weddle (Oxford University Press)
In the late summer and fall of 1777, after two years of indecisive fighting on both sides, the outcome of the American War of Independence hung in the balance. Having successfully expelled the Americans from Canada in 1776, the British were determined to end the rebellion the following year and devised what they believed a war-winning strategy, sending General John Burgoyne south to rout the Americans and take Albany. When British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga with unexpected ease in July of 1777, it looked as if it was a matter of time before they would break the rebellion in the North. Less than three and a half months later, however, a combination of the Continental Army and Militia forces, commanded by Major General Horatio Gates and inspired by the heroics of Benedict Arnold, forced Burgoyne to surrender hi
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Some Cleveland hospital facilities closing for now, Giuliani hospitalized, Ohio State game off, more - coronavirus timeline Dec. 5-11
Updated Dec 12, 2020;
Posted Dec 12, 2020
Our coronavirus timeline covers facts and news in Cleveland, Ohio, the country and the world Dec. 5-11.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here is our regular roundup of coronavirus facts, figures and numbers regarding Cleveland, Ohio, the United States and the world Dec. 5-11:
Dec. 5: Ohio records 10,469 new coronavirus cases. The United States sees more than 1 million new cases Dec. 1-5. Former Illinois state Sen. Martin Sandoval dies of Covid. He was 56.
Dec. 6: Ohio Department of Health reports the state has 7,592 new cases. This brings the total number of cases to 475,024. A total of 6,959 people have died from Covid-19. Cleveland officials report 403 cases, the highest single-day total. Cleveland’s total confirmed cases is at 13,308. It’s reported that Rudy Giuliani (above photo, lower right),