EPISODE · Aug 4, 2024 · 1H 10M
THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF TIMOTHY MURPHY- AMERICA'S FIRST SNIPER
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Scots-Irish Timothy Murphy, born 1751, died 1818, was an American frontiersman and top rifleman who served in the American Revolution, turning the tide of the battle at Saratoga , served at Valley Forge, and joined the fighting at Boston, Long island, West Chester, Monmouth, Princeton, Yorktown, and the Mohawk and Schoharie Valleys of Upstate New York, where his courage and fortitude saved the Middle Fort at Schoharie from destruction by refusing to surrender the fort while facing the combined forces of the British Army and Loyalist-led Indian warriors numbering at 1,000. His story and legend are told here. Visit our new 2024 website at www.bestof1001stories.com and enjoy over 2,000 unique episodes from 11 of our podcasts.
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