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William Croghan
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Born in Dublin,William Croghan probably arrived in North America as an adolescent British officer. He organized the Tenthcompany of the EighthVirginia Regiment in Pittsburgh in 1776, but was assigned to another regiment en route to Washington’s army.He arrived in New York just before Washington escaped to White Plains, then Newark and, finally, crossed the Delaware. Croghan was present when Washington saved the Revolution from dissolution at Trenton, and he went on to Princeton and into winter quarters with the Continental Army. Used by Washington as a spy, Croghan fought through the disastrous Brandywine and Germantown battles and saw Philadelphia captured before 1777 concluded.
Title: William Croghan
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Born in Dublin,William Croghan probably arrived in North America as an adolescent British officer.
He organized the Tenthcompany of the EighthVirginia Regiment in Pittsburgh in 1776, but was assigned to another regiment en route to Washington’s army.
He arrived in New York just before Washington escaped to White Plains, then Newark and, finally, crossed the Delaware.
Croghan was present when Washington saved the Revolution from dissolution at Trenton, and he went on to Princeton and into winter quarters with the Continental Army.
Used by Washington as a spy, Croghan fought through the disastrous Brandywine and Germantown battles and saw Philadelphia captured before 1777 concluded.
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