It Was Captured By British Forces In 1917 Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
	31%	12		British officer captured by American forces in 1777
	noun • British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
	31%	14		Was captured by British forces during the American Revolutionary War
	noun • an island in the Netherlands Antilles

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