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Category Archives: Battlefields & Historic Places
Alexander Hamilton’s “First” Duel
Alexander Hamilton has reappeared as a modern pop star with the wide success of the Broadway musical “Hamilton.” Due to this success, most people today know that Alexander Hamilton met his end in a duel with Aaron Burr on the … Continue reading
Revolution on the Ohio Frontier: Fort Laurens
For much of the American Revolution, the British waged war on their rebelling colonists in the Ohio River Valley via proxy, relying on western Indian nations (Shawnee, Wyandot, Mingo, Chippewa, Ottawa, and others) to attack isolated American settlements and villages … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Memory, Preservation, Uncategorized
Tagged 13th Virginia, 8th Pennsylvania, 9th Virginia, Delaware Indians, Fort Laurens, Forts, Frontier Theater, Indians, Lachlan McIntosh, Museums, Muskingum River, Ohio, Ohio Campaigns
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“You shall be carried to the gaol of Fredericktown” (Part 2)
The first post in this series looked at the various prisons established in Frederick, Maryland to hold British, German, and Loyalist prisoners. We’ll wrap this up by examining a notorious trial that took place in 1781. Perhaps the most well-known … Continue reading
Disaster on the Eastern Frontier
Part Two For Part One, click here. The British and loyalists would not have to wait long. Word of the landing reached the Massachusetts government within a matter of days, and preparations for a counterattack began almost immediately. There was … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Civilian, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Militia (Loyalist) Leadership, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Monuments, Northern Theater, Photography, Revolutionary War
Tagged British, British Army, British Navy, Continental, Continental Marines, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort George, Library of Congress, Loyalist, Maine, Penobscot, Penobscot Bay, Penobscot Indians, Travis Shaw
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Press Release: Victory at Yorktown
Breaking on Friday, the 237th anniversary of the surrender of British Lord Charles Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown, there was another victory. The American Battlefield Trust announced the successful acquisition of 49 acres of “hallowed ground associated with the 1781 battle.” The full … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, British Leadership, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged 1781, American Battlefield Trust, Battle of Yorktown, George Washington, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Siege of Yorktown, Victory at Yorktown
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“Elbow Room” for “Uncle Johnny”
On this date in 1777, British General John Burgoyne surrendered to American General Horatio Gates around Saratoga, New York. This victory solidified French support for the fledgling American nation and became one of the turning points in the road to … Continue reading
Posted in Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, National Park Service, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1777, Battle of Saratoga, Boston, Emerging Revolutionary War, General Horatio Gates, General John Burgoyne, Gentleman Johnny, National Park Service, New York, October 17, Saratoga Campaign, Saratoga National Historical Park
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