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Smallpox and the American Revolution
How smallpox threatened the American Revolution, why inoculation mattered, and how disease shaped military survival during the founding war.
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By Devin Teichrow. Published February 27, 2026.
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How smallpox threatened the American Revolution, why inoculation mattered, and how disease shaped military survival during the founding war.
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