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Patriots and loyalists both rallied around St. Patrick’s Day during the Revolutionary War

  • Written by Cian T. McMahon, Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
imageAt the end of a bitter winter at Valley Forge, George Washington ordered an extra glass of grog on St. Patrick’s Day for every man, 'and thus all made merry and were good friends.'iStock/Getty Images Plus

The Continental Army’s winter encampment at Valley Forge, between December 1777 and June 1778, is the stuff of legend. Chased out of...

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