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• 04 Jan 08
  

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  • Unofficially casualties
    were much higher, possibly around 40 killed and 150 wounded
    Patriot Claim
    110
    killed
    229 wounded
    529-767 captured ^[1]
  • Daniel Morgan
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  • • Realizing that poorly trained militia were unreliable in battle, especially when
      they were under attack from cavalry, Morgan decided to ask the militia to fire
      two shots and then retreat, so he could have them reform under cover of the
      reserve (cavalry commanded by William Washington and James McCall) behind
      the
    • and
    • third, more experienced line of militia and continentals
    • The third line, composed of the remainder of the forces
    • about 550 men) was composed of Continentals from Delaware and Maryland, and militiamen from Georgia
    • and Virginia

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