Reburying the Dead of America's Revolutionary War
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Battle and the Mass Grave
A discussion of a battle during the Revolutionary War where British general Lord Cornwallis exploits a gap in the American defense, resulting in the British cavalry surrounding and pushing back the Americans. The chapter also explores the discovery of artifacts and musket balls on the battlefield and introduces forensic anthropologists who discuss a mass grave found and the identification process of the individuals buried there.
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