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6. Taming the Wolves to Beat the Lions
Washington Takes Command
Virginia planter George Washington assumes command of the newly created Continental Army around Boston, 3 July 1775.
July 15, 1776 Dearest Reader and Consumptor of my Ramblings, It has been three weeks since the Young Lions were bloodied on Breed’s Hill and have yet to come out of hiding from under the loyal petticoats of Boston proper.