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I'm confused by this sentence and I hope someone can help.
He was said to have served for several years under Frederick II of Prussia, even though he was only twenty-six years old.
I read this as: he was only 26 years old when he came to the United States (previous sentence), and therefore his claim to have served for several years under Frederick the Great is suspect. However, the lede says Woedtke was born in 1740, which would make him ≈35 years old in 1776. Neither this sentence nor his birth year are cited, so I'm really not sure what to make of it. Canute ( talk) 15:09, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
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I'm confused by this sentence and I hope someone can help.
He was said to have served for several years under Frederick II of Prussia, even though he was only twenty-six years old.
I read this as: he was only 26 years old when he came to the United States (previous sentence), and therefore his claim to have served for several years under Frederick the Great is suspect. However, the lede says Woedtke was born in 1740, which would make him ≈35 years old in 1776. Neither this sentence nor his birth year are cited, so I'm really not sure what to make of it. Canute ( talk) 15:09, 5 April 2021 (UTC)