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  1. The advancement in African American rights due to the 1st Rhode Island regiment's successful defense of Major General John Sullivan's unit in the battle of Newport, Rhode Island.
    date August 29, 1790map Newport, Rhode Islandtags Revolutionary War, 1st Rhode Island Regiment, General John Sullivan

    In Major General John Sullivan’s letter to George Washington, Commander in chief of the Continental Army, he explains how both the dwindling size of his force and the great numbers of the British justify his necessary retreat from Newport, Rhode Island, where the British were rapidly approaching.  He continues, however, by praising the skillful tactics andbrave stand the 1st Rhode Island Regiment...