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Yankee Doodle: The First Battle Of The Revolutionary War
The Song “Yankee Doodle”

In 1776, the British and the thirteen colonies of the U.S.A, as we know today, battled.

for the thirteen colonies independence. At the time the British Empire had one of the strongest

armies of the world. During the war, British soldiers called the U.S.A, the thirteen colonies.

soldiers, Yankees and Doodles. Which became the song “Yankee Doodle”, written by a colonist.

but by whom, we do not know. Indeed, the song, “Yankee Doodle”, was to motivate the colonists.

In fact, it was even sung when the colonists won the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Which

was the first battle of the Revolutionary War.

Definitely, the colonists remained unhappy and outraged about the British over taxing.

them. They are all a lot.

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