As much as nine-tenths of the indigenous population of the Americas died in less than a generation from European pathogens.
On the morning of October 17, 1781, an officer emerged from the British lines holding a white handkerchief
Everything depended on a French fleet leaving the Indies on time; two American armies meeting in Virginia on time; a French fleet beating a British fleet; a French army getting along with an American one; and a British general staying put.
Courageous and resourceful, the Marquis was bred for better things than defeat at the hands of rebellious provincials.
At Cowpens, Dan Morgan showed how militia can be used. The formula worked in three later fights.