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07/14/2011: Major-General William Phillips (1731-1781)


Major-General William Phillips was a brilliant soldier, artillerist, and leader, and Thomas Jefferson described him as "the proudest man of the proudest nation on earth." By whatever description, Phillips' final claim to fame was to have conducted one of the British army's most successful campaigns in the American Revolution. Click here to read more on the City of Petersburg website.

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