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1732, Nov 51797, Jan 30
an American fisherman, merchant, and military leader from Marblehead, Massachusetts, who served as a Brigadier General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Following the Boston Massacre in 1770, Committees of Correspondence were formed. Marblehead elected Glover along with future revolutionists Elbridge Gerry and Azor Orne to committee posts. After the First Continental Congress passed the non-importation agreements sanctioning trade with the British, Glover was elected to enforce the embargo as a member of the committee of inspection.
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10/18/1776-Battle of Pell's Point (aka Battle of Pelham): Col John Glover and Marblehead regiment meet British Forces in Bronx
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Meet the American who rowed Washington across the Delaware on Christmas:
sailor-soldier John Glover
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