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The First Continental Congress was held on 1774. Its purpose was to bring together representatives from each of the colonies, except Georgia, to discuss their response to the British Intolerable Acts.
The people that fought the Red Coats were the rebels. The Red Coats were the British soldiers that wore scarlet coats, while the Rebels or Patriots were American soldiers that wore blue coats.
His name was Delaunay, and he was killed after, not during, the storming. He surrendered the Bastille on condition that he and his soldiers be spared, but the mob got hold of him and his head was cut off with a rather blunt knife.
American And Russian soldiers met and shook hands at the Elbe River in 1945.
In the dead of night, on December 25 1776, George Washington led 2400 American soldiers across the Delaware River. the troops were short on supplies but were ready to fight. On the morning of December 26, the troops attacked. Being the day after Christmas, the British and Hessians were drunk and half asleep. The battle lasted only an hour and finally, 900 Hessians surrendered to Washington.