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Jim Lane

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5. It's not all that clear that it was an American defeat.

Reply to pinto (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2013, 09:39 AM

Apr 2013

Yes, the British dislodged the colonists from the position they'd taken up the day before. The British took heavy casualties, though. According to the linked article, British killed or wounded were 1,054, compared to American losses of "over 400."

Not in the linked article, but my recollection is that one British officer wrote, "Ten more such victories and there will be no one left to report them."

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