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Word of the engagement between British troops and Patriot militiamen in Massachusetts on April 10, 1775, fired Wilkinson’s sense of adventure. (North Wind Picture Archives/Alamy Stock Photo)
Word of the engagement between British troops and Patriot militiamen in Massachusetts on April 10, 1775, fired Wilkinson’s sense of adventure. (North Wind Picture Archives/Alamy Stock Photo)