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Green Mountain Boys, the Glossary

The Green Mountain Boys were a militia organization established in 1770 in the territory between the British provinces of New York and New Hampshire, known as the New Hampshire Grants and later in 1777 as the Vermont Republic (which later became the state of Vermont).^[1]

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1760s establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
1764 in the Thirteen Colonies
American filibusters (military)
Ethan Allen
Military history of Vermont
Pre-statehood history of Vermont
United States militia in the American Revolution
Vermont Republic
Vermont in the American Revolution
Vermont militiamen in the American Revolution

Air National Guard

The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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American Revolution

The American Revolution was a rebellion and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated an ultimately successful war for independence against the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.

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Anarchism in the United States

Anarchism in the United States began in the mid-19th century and started to grow in influence as it entered the American labor movements, growing an anarcho-communist current as well as gaining notoriety for violent propaganda of the deed and campaigning for diverse social reforms in the early 20th century.

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Army National Guard

The Army National Guard (ARNG), in conjunction with the Air National Guard, is an organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the United States Army.

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Army of the Republic of Texas

The Texas Army, officially the Army of the Republic of Texas, was the land force branch of the Texas Military Forces during the Republic of Texas.

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Battle of Bennington

The Battle of Bennington was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, part of the Saratoga campaign, that took place on August 16, 1777, on a farm in Walloomsac, New York, about from its namesake, Bennington, Vermont. Green Mountain Boys and battle of Bennington are Vermont in the American Revolution.

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Battle of Hubbardton

The Battle of Hubbardton was an engagement in the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought in the village of Hubbardton, Vermont.

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Battle of Longue-Pointe

The Battle of Longue-Pointe (Bataille de Longue-Pointe) was an attempt by Ethan Allen and a small force of American and Quebec militia to capture Montreal from British forces on September 25, 1775, early in the American Revolutionary War.

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Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold (Brandt (1994), p. 4June 14, 1801) was an American-born military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War.

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Bennington flag

The Bennington flag is a version of the U.S. flag associated with the American Revolution Battle of Bennington, from which it derives its name.

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Bennington Museum

The Bennington Museum is an accredited museum with notable collections of art and regional history.

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Bennington, Vermont

Bennington is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States.

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Brattleboro, Vermont

Brattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located about north of the Massachusetts state line at the confluence of Vermont's West River and Connecticut.

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California Republic

The California Republic (República de California), or Bear Flag Republic, was an unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico, that for 25 days in 1846 militarily controlled an area north of San Francisco, in and around what is now Sonoma County in California.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

The capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred during the American Revolutionary War on May 10, 1775, when a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold surprised and captured the fort's small British garrison. Green Mountain Boys and capture of Fort Ticonderoga are Ethan Allen and Vermont in the American Revolution.

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Catamount Tavern

The Catamount Tavern was a tavern in Old Bennington, Vermont, United States.

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Colonel (United States)

A colonel in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, is the most senior field-grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for through four states.

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Continental Army

The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War.

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Continental Congress

The Continental Congress was a series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, for the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain in North America, and the newly declared United States before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War.

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David Fay

David Fay (December 13, 1761June 5, 1827) was a Vermont judge and militia officer who served on the Vermont Supreme Court and as Adjutant General of the Vermont Militia. Green Mountain Boys and David Fay are Vermont militiamen in the American Revolution.

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David Robinson (1754–1842)

David Robinson (November 22, 1754 – December 11, 1843) was a Vermont soldier active in the American Revolution, ultimately promoted to the rank of Major General.

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De facto

De facto describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms.

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De jure

In law and government, de jure describes practices that are legally recognized, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality.

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Desertion

Desertion is the abandonment of a military duty or post without permission (a pass, liberty or leave) and is done with the intention of not returning.

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Ebenezer Allen (Vermont politician)

Ebenezer Allen (1743–1806) was an American soldier, pioneer, and member of the Vermont General Assembly. Green Mountain Boys and Ebenezer Allen (Vermont politician) are Vermont militiamen in the American Revolution.

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Elishama Tozer

Elishama Tozer (July 3, 1741 – 1833) was an American politician from New York.

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Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen (– February 12, 1789) was an American farmer, writer, military officer and politician. Green Mountain Boys and Ethan Allen are military history of Vermont, Vermont Republic and Vermont militiamen in the American Revolution.

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Flag of the Green Mountain Boys

The Green Mountain Boys flag, also known as the Stark flag, is a reconstruction of a regimental flag commonly stated to have been used by the Green Mountain Boys. Green Mountain Boys and flag of the Green Mountain Boys are pre-statehood history of Vermont.

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Fort Crown Point

Fort Crown Point was built by the combined efforts of both British and provincial troops (from New York and the New England Colonies) in North America in 1759 at a narrows on Lake Champlain on what later became the border between New York and Vermont.

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Fort George (New York)

Fort George was the name of five different forts in what is now the state of New York.

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Fort Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga, formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century star fort built by the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain, in northern New York, in the United States.

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French and Indian War

The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes.

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Frontier

A frontier is a political and geographical term referring to areas near or beyond a boundary.

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George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

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Governor of Vermont

The governor of Vermont is the head of government of the U.S. state of Vermont.

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Haldimand Affair

The Haldimand Affair (also called the Haldimand or Vermont Negotiations) was a series of negotiations conducted in the early 1780s (late in the American Revolutionary War) between Frederick Haldimand, the British governor of the Province of Quebec, his agents, and several people representing the independent Vermont Republic. Green Mountain Boys and Haldimand Affair are Ethan Allen, pre-statehood history of Vermont, Vermont Republic and Vermont in the American Revolution.

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HathiTrust

HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries including content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries.

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Invasion of Quebec (1775)

The Invasion of Quebec (June 1775 – October 1776, Invasion du Québec) was the first major military initiative by the newly formed Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

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Ira Allen

Ira Allen (April 21, 1751 – January 7, 1814) was one of the founders of the U.S. state of Vermont and a leader of the Green Mountain Boys during the American colonial period. Green Mountain Boys and Ira Allen are American filibusters (military).

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Joab Hoisington

Joab Hoisington (September 19, 1736 – February 28, 1777) was a militia officer on the Patriot side in the American Revolution. Green Mountain Boys and Joab Hoisington are Vermont militiamen in the American Revolution.

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John Burgoyne

General John Burgoyne (24 February 1722 – 4 August 1792) was a British general, dramatist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1792.

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John Fassett Jr.

John Fassett Jr. (June 23, 1743—April 2, 1803) was an early white settler of Vermont who served in the military during the American Revolution and held several government positions during Vermont's early years, including Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. Green Mountain Boys and John Fassett Jr. are Vermont militiamen in the American Revolution.

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John Stark

Major-General John Stark (August 28, 1728 – May 8, 1822) was an American military officer who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.

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Jonas Fay

Jonas Fay (January 17, 1737 – March 6, 1818) was a military and political leader of Vermont during its period as an independent republic, and during the early years of its statehood. Green Mountain Boys and Jonas Fay are Vermont militiamen in the American Revolution.

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Jonas Galusha

Jonas Galusha (February 11, 1753September 24, 1834) was the sixth and eighth governor of Vermont for two terms in the early 19th century. Green Mountain Boys and Jonas Galusha are Vermont militiamen in the American Revolution.

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Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain (Lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater lake in North America.

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List of United States militia units in the American Revolutionary War

Each of the Thirteen Colonies that became the United States when they declared their independence in 1776 had militia units that served on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War. Green Mountain Boys and List of United States militia units in the American Revolutionary War are United States militia in the American Revolution.

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Matthew Lyon

Matthew Lyon (July 14, 1749 – August 1, 1822) was an Irish-born American printer, farmer, soldier and politician, who served as a United States representative from both Vermont and Kentucky. Green Mountain Boys and Matthew Lyon are Vermont militiamen in the American Revolution.

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Member of congress

A member of congress (MOC), also known as a congressman or congresswoman, is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature.

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Militia

A militia is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional or part-time soldiers; citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel; or, historically, to members of a warrior-nobility class (e.g.

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Montreal

Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.

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Moses Robinson

Moses Robinson (March 22, 1741 – May 26, 1813) was a Vermont political figure.

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Nauvoo Legion

The Nauvoo Legion was a state-authorized militia of Nauvoo, Illinois, United States from February 4, 1841 until January 29, 1845.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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New Hampshire Grants

The New Hampshire Grants or Benning Wentworth Grants were land grants made between 1749 and 1764 by the colonial governor of the Province of New Hampshire, Benning Wentworth. Green Mountain Boys and New Hampshire Grants are history of the Thirteen Colonies, pre-statehood history of Vermont and Vermont Republic.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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Pennamite–Yankee War

The Pennamite–Yankee Wars or Yankee–Pennamite Wars were a series of conflicts consisting of the First Pennamite War (1769–1770), the Second Pennamite War (1774), and the Third Pennamite War (1784), in which settlers from Connecticut (Yankees) and Pennsylvania (Pennamites) disputed for control of the Wyoming Valley along the North Branch of the Susquehanna River.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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Philip Schuyler

Philip John Schuyler (November 20, 1733 - November 18, 1804) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York.

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Province of New Hampshire

The Province of New Hampshire was an English colony and later a British province in New England.

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Province of New York

The Province of New York was a British proprietary colony and later a royal colony on the northeast coast of North America from 1664 to 1783.

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Remember Baker

Remember Baker (June 6, 1737 – August 22, 1775) was an American soldier and a member of the Green Mountain Boys who was killed in Quebec during the early days of the American Revolutionary War. Green Mountain Boys and Remember Baker are Vermont militiamen in the American Revolution.

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Saratoga campaign

The Saratoga campaign in 1777 was an attempt by the British high command for North America to gain military control of the strategically important Hudson River valley during the American Revolutionary War. Green Mountain Boys and Saratoga campaign are Vermont in the American Revolution.

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Seth Warner

Seth Warner (May 17, 1743 – December 26, 1784) was an American soldier.

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Settler

A settler is a person who has immigrated to an area and established a permanent residence there.

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Spanish–American War

The Spanish–American War (April 21 – December 10, 1898) began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to United States intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.

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State adjutant general

Each state in the United States has a senior military officer, as the state adjutant general, who is the de facto commander of a state's military forces, including the National Guard residing within the state, the state's naval militia, and any state defense forces.

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Surveying

Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them.

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Texas Navy

The Texas Navy, officially the Navy of the Republic of Texas, also known as the Second Texas Navy, was the naval warfare branch of the Texas Military Forces during the Republic of Texas.

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Texian Army

The Texian Army, also known as the Revolutionary Army and Army of the People, was the land warfare branch of the Texian armed forces during the Texas Revolution.

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Thomas Rowley (poet)

Thomas Rowley (1721–1796) was a famous poet of Vermont, known both as the spokesman for Ethan Allen and dubbed “The Bard of the Green Mountains.” During his lifetime and before the American Revolution, his poetry gained a reputation, as did his catchphrase "Setting the Hills on Fire.".

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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University of Vermont

The University of Vermont (UVM), officially titled as University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a public land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont.

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Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Vermont National Guard

The Vermont National Guard is composed of the Vermont Army National Guard and the Vermont Air National Guard.

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Vermont Republic

The Vermont Republic (French: République du Vermont), officially known at the time as the State of Vermont (French: État du Vermont), was an independent state in New England that existed from January 15, 1777, to March 4, 1791. Green Mountain Boys and Vermont Republic are pre-statehood history of Vermont and Vermont culture.

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War of 1812

The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America.

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Warrant (law)

A warrant is generally an order that serves as a specific type of authorization, that is, a writ issued by a competent officer, usually a judge or magistrate, that permits an otherwise illegal act that would violate individual rights and affords the person executing the writ protection from damages if the act is performed.

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Westminster (town), Vermont

Westminster is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.

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Westminster Massacre

The Westminster Massacre was an incident that occurred on March 13, 1775, in the town of Westminster, Vermont, then part of the New Hampshire Grants, whose control was disputed between its residents and the Province of New York. Green Mountain Boys and Westminster Massacre are history of the Thirteen Colonies, pre-statehood history of Vermont and Vermont in the American Revolution.

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Windsor, Vermont

Windsor is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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