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  1. Laurie Halse Anderson _ Forge

    There was a loud shuffling above. A line of redcoats took their position at the edge of the ravine and aimed down at the rebels."Present!" the British officer screamed to his men."Present!" yelled the American officer. His men brought the butts of their muskets up to their shoulders and sighted down the long barrels, ready to shoot and kill.I pressed my face into the earth, unable to plan a course of escape. My mind would not be mastered and thought only of the wretched, lying, foul, silly girl who was the cause of everything.I thought of Isabel and I missed her."FIRE!
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  2. Ron Chernow _ Alexander Hamilton

    The British were unhinged by the colonists' unorthodox fighting style and shocking failure to abide by gentlemanly rules of engagement. One scandalized British soldier complained that the American riflemen 'conceal themselves behind trees etc. till an opportunity presents itself of taking a shot at our advance sentries, which done, they immediately retreat. What an unfair method of carrying on a war!
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  3. Diana Gabaldon _ Written in My Own Heart's

    The Continental army got more generals than they got private soldiers, these days. An officer lives through more 'n two battles, they make him some kind of general on the spot. Now, gettin' any pay for it, that's a different kettle of fish.
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