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WILLET, MARINUS

\wˈɪlɪt], \wˈɪlɪt], \w_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_t]\

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1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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(1740-1830), of New York, served in the expeditions against Fort Ticonderoga and Fort Frontenac. He defended Fort Stanwix against the Tories and Indians in 1777. He commanded the forces in the Mohawk Valley from 1780 to 1783.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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