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The Riflemen of the Revolution in Virginia and Maryland
The article chronicles Virginia and Maryland rifle companies led by Daniel Morgan and Michael Cresap, their swift march to Cambridge in 1775, Washington’s recognition, the formation of Morgan’s Riflemen, and their pivotal roles at Saratoga and Monmouth, highlighting their frontier prowess and lasting legacy.
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Second Continental Congress
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Boston
Cambridge
William Thompson
Edward Hand
Robert Magaw
John London
Michael Doudel
George Nagel
Abraham Miller
Robert Cluggage
James Chambers
William Hendricks
James Ross
Matthew Smith
Washington
Daniel Morgan
Morgan
Frederick County
Winchester
Nickerson
Marseilles
Mediterranean
Paris
Shenandoah Valley
Blue Ridge Mountains
George Washington
Dan’ Morgan
Michael Cresap
Thomas Cresap
Cresap
Redstone
Brownsyville
Jame
Ohio
Dunmore
Logan
Frederick
Washington Irving
Cambridge Town
Irving
Lossing
Graham
Patrick Henry
Old St. John’s Church
Richmond
Tommy Gage
Thacher
Smith
Hendricks
Arnold
Montgomery
Quebec
Corps of Riflemen
Corps of Rangers
Morgan’s Riflemen
Partizan Corps
Richard Butler
Joseph Morris
New Jersey
Wilkinson
Samuel J. Cabell
Thomas’ Posey
Gabriel Long
van Swearingen
James Parr
Hawkins Boone
Matthew Henderson
Knox
Congress
Burgoyne
Gates
George Clinton
New York
Saratoga
Benedict Arnold
Freeman's Farm
Stillwater
Timothy Murphy
Simon Fraser
Johnny
Posey
Morris
Wagoner
Monmouth
Morgan's Rifle Corps
George II
North
Britain
United States
Sullivan
Tioga
Genesee Castle