Benjamin Lincoln

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title: Benjamin Lincoln
text: Benjamin Lincoln was an American army officer. He served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Lincoln was involved in three major surrenders during the war: his participation in the Battles of Saratoga contributed to John Burgoyne's surrender of a British army, he oversaw the largest American surrender of the war at the 1780 siege of Charleston, and, as George Washington's second in command, he formally accepted the British surrender at Yorktown. Linc
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description: Continental Army general (1733–1810)
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Lincoln
date created: 2003-12-12T21:00:44Z
date modified: 2024-08-29T03:09:46Z
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