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John Baker was an American militiaman who fought on the patriot side during the American Revolutionary War. His most prominent participation occurred in 1777, during the battle of Thomas Creek, in the northeast of the State of Florida, near the current city of Jacksonville.
In that battle, an American militia was ambushed by a large group of British soldiers. Baker, who was leading the Patriot group, managed to avoid the massacre through a defensive strategy that allowed the Patriots to escape to Georgia.
He took advantage of the split in the Democratic Party and won a plurality of the vote. ... As a result of the 1858 Illinois senatorial election, Stephen Douglas lost crucial political support in the southern states.
Aksum's access to both the Red Sea and the Upper Nile enabled its strong navy to profit in trade between various African (Nubia), Arabian (Yemen), and Indian states. They traded with Roman traders as well as with Egyptian and Persian merchants. The empire was also rich with gold and iron deposits.
