Credits: sound credit: https://youtu.be/uO1_X7qlAlY (bouncy sound)

August 6, 1777

Oriskany, New York

Great Britain                                                                United States

Chief Joseph Brant, John Butler                         Nicholas Herkimer,

Sir John Johnson,  90-95 soldiers  dead            385 soldiers dead

British won                                                                 Americans lost

one of the bloodiest battles in the North

American theater of the revolution and a

significant connections to the Saratoga campaign.

Was one of the few battles that almost had all

American participants.

Lieutenant Colonel Barry St. Leger led his army eastward toward Albany. Meanwhile, an American relief army was nearby Fort Dayton with 800 militia soldiers under the command of Brigadier General Nicholas Herkimer. He approached carefully and attempted to strike against St. Leger with soldiers in Fort Schuyler. On August 6, the American relief column descended onto a narrow road near Oriskany Creek. A 1,200 detachment from St. Leger’s army, mostly Mohawks and Loyalists waiting for battle.

As it started to rain, we got soaked.

Then, we ran into the building while the thunder and lighting lasted for hours.

He testified in the British Parliament against the Stamp Act

A founding father of the United States

lived in London until 1775

Ben Franklin

Ambassador of France

He wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac

He taught himself German, French, and Italian

Was a writer, publisher, scientist, inventor, musician, and diplomat

This year I want to go to  Florida for summer break!

I love the Florida because I get to go swimming at the beach, I love

to swim. I also like to feed the birds. You can also go to Disney

World. I have never been to Disney World. I hope I get to go.

-The attack began at 7:55 a.m. on Sunday, December 7,1941.

-The Japanese forces were led by a man named Chuichi Nagumo.

-The Japanese only attacked the Pearl Harbor Naval Base and the Hickman Airfield, leaving near-by areas such as repair facilities ,the Submarine Base and fuel oil storages unharmed.

-Franklin D. Rooesevelt was the president when the Pearl Harbor happened.

-2,343 men were killed,1272 were wounded and 960 left missing.     

A is for Angels that fly high in the sky

watching Santa and his reindeer fly high

photo credit: cupofjoe angels watching over me

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