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Peter greatly underestimated the size and speed of the Ottoman army, overestimated his chances to peel away Ottoman vassals as allies, allowed his supply lines to be disrupted, and misread the terrain and Ottoman maneuvers, bogging his forces down in a marsh.
This should have been the end of Peter the Great, but his reputation and the timidity of the ...
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Presumably he is referring to the Burr conspiracy:
The Burr conspiracy in the beginning of the 19th century was a
suspected treasonous cabal of planters, politicians, and army officers
allegedly led by former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr. According to
the accusations against him, Burr’s goal was to create an independent
nation in the center of ...
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Yes, absolutely. The Federalist /Anti-Federalist controversy went far beyond the issues you cite. The founders feared a tyrannical central government - the writings of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe are particularly clear on this point.
The 9th and 10th were designed to limit the growth of the government.
Hamilton wanted a strong, effective government. ...
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