Category Archives: British Leadership
“Rev War Revelry” War on the Chesapeake!
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
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The First American Civil War
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Sean Chick On October 7, 1780, Britain’s attempt to regain at least part of the rebellious North American colonies was dealt a major blow at King’s Mountain. The rebels rejoiced, since it was their … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Militia (Loyalist) Leadership, National Park Service, Northern Theater, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Social History, Southern Theater
Tagged British, Emerging Revolutionary War, Joseph Galloway, King's Mountain, Loyalists, Patrick Ferguson, Sean Chick, southern campaign, Southern Theater
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The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge: How Three Minutes Affected Three Years of War Strategy
Did the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge help keep the British away from the southern colonies during the first half of the war? Months before its colonies officially adopted their Declaration of Independence, the British army was reaching a critical … Continue reading
The third Artillery Engagement at the Battle of Trenton: December 26, 1776
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
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East Florida Rangers
When thirteen North American colonies rebelled against the British crown, the future state of Florida was not part of that movement. In fact, the settled part of the future 27th state of the United States was partitioned into East and … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, British Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Militia (Loyalist) Leadership, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Alligator Bridge, Battle of Thomas Creek, British, East Florida, East Florida Rangers, East Florida Rangers INC, Emerging Revolutionary War, French and Indian War, Georgia, Patrick Tonyn, Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Southern Theater, St. Augustine, Thomas Brown, West Florida
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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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“Rev War Revelry” The Importance of Germantown
On October 4, 1777, General George Washington’s Continental Army struck the British outpost at Germantown, Pennsylvania. Less than a month after the Battle of Brandywine and approximately a week after the loss of their capital, Philadelphia. Initially successful, Washington’s forces … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Independence, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Saratoga, Emerging Revolutionary War, French, Michael C. Harris, Philadelphia, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW
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“Rev War Roundtable with ERW” Brandywine Campaign
The largest, in terms of military forces deployed, engagement in the American Revolutionary War occurred on September 11, 1777 in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Battle of Brandywine was a pivotal moment in the British campaign that captured the patriot capital in … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, British Leadership, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Hessian (German), Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Revolutionary War
Tagged Brandywine, Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates, Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort Mott State Park, George Washington, Germantown, Michael C. Harris, National Park Service, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Revolutionary War, Savas Beatie LLC
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“Rev War Roundtable with ERW” Talks Treason & Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold, the mere mention of the name seems permanently intertwined with the word “treason.” His name has even made it into popular vernacular, being called a “Benedict Arnold” as an insult. Yet, there is more to the man than … Continue reading
Posted in British Leadership, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1776, 1781, American Revolution, Battle of Saratoga, Benedict Arnold, Can, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Richmond, Virginia
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