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Letters to Benjamin Lincoln

B. 1733 · D. 1810

Benjamin Lincoln was an American army officer. He served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Lincoln was involved in three major surrenders during the war: his participation in the Battles of Saratoga contributed to the surrender of a British army under John Burgoyne, he oversaw the largest American surrender of the war at the 1780 siege of Charleston, and, as George Washington's second in command, he formally accepted the British surrender at Yorktown.

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George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, July 30, 1779

From George Washington
To Benjamin Lincoln
July 30, 1779

George Washington informs Benjamin Lincoln of Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens's injury and expresses frustration over the shortage of troops, preventing support for Southern operations. He reports on the recent capture of Stony Point, the arrival of British commander Charles Cornwallis, and circulating rumors from the Southern theater. Washington conveys the challenges faced in coordinating military efforts during the Revolutionary War.

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