Category Archives: Armies

2022 Symposium Speaker Spotlight: Norman Desmarais

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Rob Orrison

We are happy to welcome Norman Desmarais to our Third Annual Symposium on the American Revolution, co-hosted with Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, The Lyceum and Emerging Revolutionary War. This year’s theme is “The World Turned Upside: The American Revolution’s Impact on … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Symposium, Armies, British Leadership, Civilian, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War Symposium, Memory, Personalities, Politics, Revolutionary War, Social History | Tagged Comte de Grasse, comte de Rochambeau, France, George Washington, King Louis XVI, Louis Duportail | Leave a comment

Honoring Baron de Kalb and Baseball

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Rob Orrison

On August 19, 1780 the United States lost one of the most influential foreign officers that fought for the new nation during the American Revolution. Johann von Robais, Baron de Kalb migrated to the United States along with the Marquis … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory, Monuments, Personalities, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater | Tagged 1st Maryland Continental, baltimore, Baltimore Orioles, Baron DeKalb, Battle of Camden, Camden, Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, Marquis de Lafayette, Maryland, Marylanders, Revolutionary War Visitor Center at Camden | 4 Comments

“That his northern laurels would be turned into southern willows” Major General Horatio Gates Arrives to take command in North Carolina, July 25, 1780

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Rob Orrison

Opportunity knocked for Horatio Gates with the fall of Charleston, South Carlina in May 1780. A devastating loss for the Americans, with nearly 6,000 men of the Southern Army under Benjamin Lincoln surrendered to Sir Henry Clinton. Unless something wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Charles Lee, Continental Leadership, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Personalities, Politics, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater | Tagged Baron DeKalb, Battle of Camden, Camden, Conway Cabal, Daniel Morgan, George Washington, Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, Horatio Gates, Nathanael Greene | 1 Comment

“Rev War Revelry” Author Spotlight Decision at Brandywine: The Battle on Birmingham Hill with Robert Dunkerly

Posted on April 2, 2022 by erwpost

This Sunday on the Emerging Revolutionary War’s Facebook page, Robert Dunkerly will join the “Rev War Revelry” to discuss his newest publication, Decision at Brandywine: The Battle of Birmingham Hill. The Battle of Brandywine, fought on September 11, 1777, saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Northern Theater, Preservation, Revolutionary War | Tagged 1777, American Revolution, Battle of Brandywine, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Campaign, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Robert Dunkerly | Leave a comment

Artistic License and the French Artillery Park at Yorktown, A Case Study

Posted on October 8, 2021 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Karl G. Elsea It is common for artists to use “artistic license” when painting historic events including American Revolutionary War art. The problem is this practice also aids inaccuracies persisting. Here is one … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater | Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, artillery, Emerging Revolutionary War, French, Karl Elsea, National Park Service, Yorktown, Yorktown Battlefield | 3 Comments

Review: Noble Volunteers: The British Soldiers Who Fought the American Revolution by Don Hagist

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Eric Sterner

Don Hagist is one of our foremost American authorities on the common British soldier during the American Revolution. His latest book, Noble Volunteers: The British Soldiers Who Fought the American Revolution, is an institutional portrait of the British army that … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Book Review, Common Soldier, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized | Tagged Book Review, British soldier, Don Hagist, Noble Volunteers, Redcoat | Leave a comment

“Rev War Revelry” War on the Chesapeake!

Posted on May 27, 2021 by erwpost

The Star-Spangled Banner and the burning of Washington City are the enduring legacies of the 1814 Chesapeake Campaign. These two events provide contrasting impressions of the American experience in the War of 1812. One conjures up an image of an … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Monuments, War of 1812 | Tagged baltimore, Battle of Bladensburg, Chesapeake Bay, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort McHenry, George Best, Nathan McDonald, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Star-Spangled Banner, War of 1812 | Leave a comment

The third Artillery Engagement at the Battle of Trenton: December 26, 1776

Posted on January 1, 2021 by erwpost

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historians Karl G. Elsea and William W. Welsch for the final installment of their three part series The v. Lossberg Artillery detachment: Bombardier Conrad Volprecht was about 44 years old with over 27 years … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Hessian (German), Memory, Northern Theater | Tagged 1776, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Trenton, Emerging Revolutionary War, Hessian, Karl Elsea, Lossberg, New Jersey, Northern Theater, William Welsch | Leave a comment

The first of three Artillery Engagements at the Battle of Trenton: December 26, 1776

Posted on December 26, 2020 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historians Karl G. Elsea and William M. Welsch. Part I The Rall Artillery Detachment: It is well known that the Battle of Trenton saved the American Revolution from defeat. What is not well known … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Hessian (German), Memory, Revolutionary War | Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Battle of Trenton, British, Emerging Revolutionary War, Hessians, Karl Elsea, Rall artillery, William Welsch | 1 Comment

240 Years ago Today in South Carolina: Lt. Col. Johann Christian Senf’s Journal and the Battle of Camden

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Rob Orrison

Today 240 years ago in the back country of South Carolina, General Horatio Gates and his “Grand Army” were encamped around Rugeleys Mills South Carolina. He had come a long way in a short amount of time with his army … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater | Tagged Battle of Camden, Horatio Gates, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Lord Cornwallis, Lt. Col. Johann Christian Senf | Leave a comment