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The battle of the Great Kanawha was a purely American victory, for it was fought solely by the backwoodsmen themselves.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The battle of the Great Kanawha was a purely American victory, for it was fought solely by the backwoodsmen themselves.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement highlights the significance of the backwoodsmen's role in American military history during the Revolutionary War.
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