Brevet Lieutenant General Winfield Scott
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Winfield Scott was born near Petersburg, Virginia, on 13 June 1786. He attended William and Mary College for a time and then studied law in Virginia. Scott then enlisted in Petersburg’s cavalry troop […]
The Battle of Chippewa, 5 July 1814
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by Matthew Seelinger, Chief Historian As a result of a number of longstanding grievances with Great Britain, including the impressment of American sailors into the Royal Navy and British interference in […]