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To: OldNavyVet

“his action at Lexington is remembered. It was Arnold - disobeying orders - who led the charge at Lexington”

Uh, I think you mean “Saratoga”, even if that was really Bemis Heights and Freeman’s Farm.


42 posted on 07/27/2014 8:29:54 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
I think you mean “Saratoga”

You're probably right ... I do get famous battles mixed up; so here's another possible major victory by Arnold. It was the battle of Valcour Bay where Arnold turned a British invasion fleet around; and ... given that, Arnold might have been remembered as the father of the American Navy.

44 posted on 07/27/2014 9:01:03 PM PDT by OldNavyVet
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Regarding my post 44, the Battle of Valcour Bay story is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Valcour_Island


47 posted on 07/28/2014 12:28:54 PM PDT by OldNavyVet
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