Author Archives: Phill Greenwalt
Savannah, an International Engagement
Last week I wrote about the various German principalities that contributed manpower to the British attempt to subdue the colonies. I ended the post with: “An introduction to another aspect of how the American Revolution had far reaching international complications … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Southern Theater
Tagged 1779, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Augustine Prevost, British, Casimir Pulaski, Curt von Stedingk, Emerging Revolutionary War, French, George Washington, Henri Christophe, Irish, Napoleon Bonaparte, Polish, Siege of Savannah, Society of Cincinnati, Southern Theater, Sweden
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The German Principalities that Contributed Soldiers
When I was in elementary school, my father who worked for the Department of Defense was tasked with a job in Wiesbaden, Germany. Located in the central part of the country, the town was located in the German province of … Continue reading
Posted in British Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Hessian (German), Memory, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Battlefield Trust, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, British Army, Emerging Revolutionary War, Frederick the Great, Germans, Hesse-Kassel, Hessian, Hessian Jagers, King George III
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Stumbling Upon Daniel Boone
Recently I had the chance to travel through Lexington, Kentucky en route to western Kentucky and to see the sites associated with the Fort Donelson campaign in the American Civil War. In Frankfurt, Kentucky, Simon Bolivar Buckner, the Confederate general … Continue reading
“Rev War Roundtable with ERW” Epic Moments of the American Revolution
This Sunday, at 7 pm, EST on our Facebook page, join Emerging Revolutionary War historians as they discuss “Epic Moments of the American Revolution.” What is an epic moment? This umbrella term will be discussed by using examples from the … Continue reading
The Other Great Artilleryman
Mention the words “artillery” and “American Revolution” and what name instantly pops into your mind? Henry Knox. Rightfully so. Yet, like George Washington, Knox needed competent officers under him to successfully organize, train, lead, and develop the artillery arm of … Continue reading
Review: American Rebels, How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution
Two of the above three last names are very familiar to even casual observers of American history. John Hancock, whose signature is readily apparent at the bottom of the Declaration of Independence, where it was joined by John Adams and … Continue reading
Following in Father’s Footsteps
On June 12, 1781, William Pitt, referred to as the “Younger” to differentiate from his father, Lord Chatham, William Pitt, and former prime minister of Great Britain during the Seven Years’ War, stood up in the House of Commons. Like … Continue reading
A Connecticut Response to the Coercive Acts
On December 16, 1773, Bostonians dumped 340 chests holding 92,000 pounds or 46 tons of East India Company tea into the harbor. Due to the distance news had to travel across the Atlantic Ocean and then for the gears of … Continue reading
The British Perspective….Best Book?
I recently needed to look up a quote from a British politician in the House of Commons during the American Revolutionary War. I went to my personal library (like to call it a study but since I have not found … Continue reading
Book Review: The Indian World of George Washington by Colin G. Calloway
Multiple tomes grace bookshelves in libraries, book stores, and personal residences that depict various aspects of George Washington’s life and legacy. Historian Colin G. Calloway’s “The Indian World of George Washington” deserves a space on that bookshelf. Long overdue, this volume … Continue reading
