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Lucy Flucker Knox: A True Hero

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Lucy Flucker Knox was also known by the soldiers as Lady Knox. Although Lucy was, at times, thought to be standoffish, she was kind and generous, never hesitating to share her and Henry’s food with starving men and giving aid to the sick and injured. Lucy gave up her entire Loyalist family, to marry the man she had loved since she was just fourteen years old, about her younger days, how she fell in love with Henry and how she is an amazing hero!

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