L'Enfant was promoted by brevet to Major in the Corps of Engineers on May 2, 1783, in recognition of his service to the cause of American liberty.
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3	promoted	promote	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	0:root	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	5:case	_
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6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	7:case	_
7	Major	Major	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	3:obl:to	Entity=(1-person-giv:act-cf1*-1,4,6-coref-Pierre_Charles_L'Enfant|XML=<ref target:::"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_(United_States)"></ref>
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	10:case	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	10:det	Entity=(48-organization-giv:inact-cf2-2,4-coref-United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
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11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	12:case	_
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13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	15:case	_
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15	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	3:obl:on	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	17:punct	_
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18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	20:punct	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	20:case	_
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21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	23:case	_
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24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	26:case	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	26:det	Entity=(75-abstract-new-cf4-2-sgl
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30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	3:punct	_
