#Todayin1776: Washington's War Council Makes a Fateful Decision

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🗓️ 17 February 2026

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At a meeting of his war councilF eb, 16, 1776,, George Washingon suggests a complex, amphibious assault on Boston on frozen waterways, but the council says "nope." What they decide instead will change the course of the war and the fight for America's freedom. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-03-02-0229 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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