The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Jan. 19, 1776

Cambridge, Massachusetts

At his Cambridge headquarters, Gen. George Washington finally received dispatches from the north, sent on Dec. 31, 1775, informing him for the first time that the........

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