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  2. Night attack at Târgoviște - Wikipedia

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    On 17 June, when the Turks camped south of the capital, Vlad Țepeș launched his night attack with 24,000, or possibly with only 7,000 to 10,000 horsemen. Chalkokondyles retells the story that, before making his attack, Vlad went freely into the Turkish camp disguised as a Turk, and wandered around to find the location of the Sultan's tent and ...

  3. Andrew Williamson (soldier) - Wikipedia

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    Brigadier-General Andrew Williamson (c. 1730–1786) was a Scottish-born trader, planter, and military officer. Serving in the South Carolina Militia, rising to be commissioned as brigadier general in the Continental Army in the American War of Independence.

  4. Bloody Bill Cunningham - Wikipedia

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    The Cunningham family emigrated from Scotland late in the 17th century, settling in Augusta County, Virginia. [4] [failed verification] William was born in Virginia in 1756.. When William was 10, the Cunningham family migrated to Ninety-Six, South Carolina, along the Saluda River in 1766, an area known for its fierce Whig-Tory rivalry that occasionally spilled into violence.

  5. James Williams (Revolutionary War) - Wikipedia

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    James Henderson Williams (November 10, 1740 – October 7, 1780) was an American pioneer, farmer, and miller from Ninety-Six District in South Carolina. In 1775 and 1776, Williams was a member of the state's Provisional Assembly. During the War of Independence, he held a colonel's rank in the South Carolina militia.

  6. Fort Caroline - Wikipedia

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    Fort Caroline was an attempted French colonial settlement in Florida, located on the banks of the St. Johns River in present-day Duval County.It was established under the leadership of René Goulaine de Laudonnière on 22 June 1564, following King Charles IX's enlisting of Jean Ribault and his Huguenot settlers to stake a claim in French Florida ahead of Spain.

  7. Joseph McDowell Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Joseph "Quaker Meadows" McDowell Jr. (February 15, 1756 – July 11, 1801) was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from North Carolina.He was known as "Quaker Meadows Joe" to distinguish him from his cousin Joseph "Pleasant Gardens" McDowell, who was also a legislator and American Revolutionary War officer from North Carolina.

  8. Siege of Savage's Old Fields - Wikipedia

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    The South in the Revolution, 1763 to 1789. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-0003-5. OCLC 245906364. Cann, Marvin (October 1975). "Prelude to War: The First Battle of Ninety Six: November 19–21, 1775". The South Carolina Historical Quarterly. 76 (4): 197– 214. JSTOR 27567333. Dunkerly, Robert; Williams, Eric ...

  9. Long Cane Massacre Site - Wikipedia

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    Long Cane Massacre Site is a historic site located near Troy, McCormick County, South Carolina.The district encompasses 40 contributing buildings in Mount Carmel. The site includes a gravestone marking the place where 23 Long Cane settlers were killed in a bloody massacre by the Cherokee on February 1, 1760.

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