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Don Hafner said...

There is a puzzling remark in Baroness von Riedesel's comments about Gen. Simon Fraser's funeral: "We were informed, that general [John] Burgoyne intended to comply with general Fraser’s last request, and to have him buried at 6 o’clock, in the place which he had designated. This occasioned an useless delay, and contributed to our military misfortunes."

How did the timing or the place of Fraser's burial "contribute to our military misfortunes"?

Aug 13, 2022, 6:25:52 PM

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