古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。

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as dawn broke over camden, south carolina, on 16 august 1780, the british launched a surprise attack on the americans, putting the untried militiamen to rout.

there was an american soldier named peter francisco, who was noted for his great size and strength. seeing an american cannon being left behind, he crouched beneath the 1100-pound cannon, lifted it onto his shoulder, and carried it to a position being held by the continentals. he then retired to a stand of trees, where he was approached by two british cavalrymen. in a split second, he knocked one of them from his saddle with his empty musket, and thrust his bayonet into the other man. he picked up one of the cavalrymen's swords, mounted his horse, and galloped away. on his way, he saw his own colonel being led away by two redcoats. so he charged, cutting down both of them, and then presented his horse to the colonel. both escaped.

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