Teddy Roosevelt said "The battle of the Great Kanawha was a purely American victory, for it was fought solely by the backwoodsmen themselves." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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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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This statement highlights the significance of the backwoodsmen's role in American military history during the Revolutionary War.

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