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John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg

1746 – 1807

Trappe, Pennsylvania.

A Lutheran minister who became a general. He famously preached a sermon on patriotism and then removed his clerical robe to reveal a military uniform underneath, rallying his congregation to fight.…

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A Lutheran minister who became a general. He famously preached a sermon on patriotism and then removed his clerical robe to reveal a military uniform underneath, rallying his congregation to fight. He served through the war and helped win at Yorktown .

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