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    1777Convention of Saratoga Shared thread 1781Siege of Yorktown Shared thread 1776United States Declaration of Independence Shared thread 1862American Civil War Shared thread 1775Battles of Lexington and Concord Shared thread 1917American entry into World War I Shared thread

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    September 5, 1781

    Battle of the Chesapeake

    Many of de Grasse's officers and sailors were ashore when British masts appeared at the mouth of the bay.

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