The Convention troops [manuscript], 1938.

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The Convention troops [manuscript], 1938.

Essay regarding British and Hessian troops taken as prisoners of war in 1777. Cobb also discusses John Burgoyne, Horatio Gates, Guy Carleton, Lord Howe, and Lord Germain.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7923075

University of Virginia. Library

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