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Across the Ocean, Into Battle: German Soldiers, Families, and Communities in the American Revolution
Historian Friederike Baer focuses our attention on the varied experiences of the German auxiliaries in the American Revolution. Between 17...
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From Don's Facebook page. The incident depicts Two Kettles Together loading a musket for her wounded husband Honyere Tehawenkarogwen ...
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Across the Ocean, Into Battle: German Soldiers, Families, and Communities in the American RevolutionHistorian Friederike Baer focuses our attention on the varied experiences of the German auxiliaries in the American Revolution. Between 17...

Biloxi, Mississippi was founded in 1699 by the French. Until Hurricane Katrina, we had a recreated portion of Fort Maurepaus and a couple of stalwarts in wool marine uniforms held tours of the fort even during the hot summers by the Fort Maurepaus Society of which I was a member. Note that the area of the was later known as Ocean Springs since the 1850s.
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http://oceanspringsarchives.net/fort-maurepas-french-colonial-1699-1811