Category Archives: Arms & Armaments
After Eutaw Springs
Part Two Click here for Part One. In many ways, the battle of Eutaw Springs was a disappointment for both commanders. Greene’s troops at one point broke through the British lines, but they recovered, and the Americans failed to drive them … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Monuments, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater, Uncategorized
Tagged Eutaw Springs, Guilford Court House, Guilford Court House National Military Park, Hobkirk's Hill, Iren, Irene B. Boland, Lord Francis Rawdon, Nathanael Greene, Ninety-Six, Santee River, University of South Carolina Press
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The Revolution’s Southwest Front
Emerging Revolutionary War is honored to welcome back historian Robert “Bert” Dunkerly. During a trip to Mobile, Alabama for some Civil War research, I came across a fascinating and lesser-known aspect of the American Revolution. When I travel, I always … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Southern Theater, Uncategorized
Tagged Acadians, American Independence, American Revolution, Baton Rouge, Bernando de Galvez, British, Fort Charlotte, Fort Conde, George Rogers Clark, Mobile, New Orleans, Pensecola, Spanish, United States, West Florida
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HMS Invincible
A good friend, knowing my interest in military history brought me a very unique artifact, which led me to discover more about where this piece of history originated from. Here is what I discovered. Launched in 1741 by the French … Continue reading
ERW Weekender: The Brandywine Battlefield: A History & Visiting the Field
Emerging Revolutionary War and Revolutionary War Wednesday is pleased to welcome guest historian and author Michael C. Harris this week. The Battle of Brandywine was fought on September 11, 1777. Visiting the battlefield to commemorate what took place there … Continue reading
Posted in Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1777, Battle of Brandywine, Brandywine, Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, George Washington, John Chads House, Marquis de Lafayette, Michael C. Harris, National Historic Landmark, Savas Beatie LLC, September 11
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Cowpens: Defense in Depth
On a cold January morning 234 years ago, one of the most stunning events in American military history took place in a cattle pasture. Cowpens, South Carolina, was an overwhelming American victory, at a time when one was desperately … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Revolutionary War, Weapons
Tagged Banastre Tarleton, Cowpens, Daniel Morgan, muskets, rifles, tactics
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