On this day in 1777,
Lt. Col. William Barton and 40 militia capture British Maj. Gen. Richard Prescott and his aide-de-camp during a night time raid. Prescott is the commanding general of Royal forces in the colony of Rhode Island and is used for a prisoner exchange for Maj. Gen. Charles Lee after the Battle of Newport.
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Lt. Col. William Barton and 40 militia capture British Maj. Gen. Richard Prescott and his aide-de-camp during a night time raid. Prescott is the commanding general of Royal forces in the colony of Rhode Island and is used for a prisoner exchange for Maj. Gen. Charles Lee after the Battle of Newport.
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