There were and estimated 171,000 British soldiers in the American Revolutionary war and an estimated 1,200 died in battle. Another 18,000 died due to diseases the main causer being Scurvy. About 1,200 German soldiers were killed and about 6,500 died due to disease.
Sears sells iconic Craftsman brand for $900 million. Stanley Black & Decker has acquired Sears' iconic Craftsman brand for about $900 million, the companies announced Thursday. The deal gives Stanley Black & Decker the right to sell Craftsman products, which include tools and lawn equipment, at stores other than Sears.
Sears, Roebuck and Company. Sears, Roebuck and Company, leading retailer of general merchandise, tools, home appliances, clothing, and automotive parts and services. It is a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation. In 1886 Richard W. Sears founded the R.W. Sears Watch Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to sell watches by mail order. He relocated his business to Chicago in 1887, hired Alvah C. Roebuck to repair watches, and established a mail-order business for watches and jewelry.