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Category Archives: Emerging Revolutionary War
Emerging Revolutionary War Series 2019 Releases
In 2018, the inaugural two volumes, of the Emerging Revolutionary War Series published by Savas Beatie, LLC. Those first two volumes were; A Single Blow, The Battles of Lexington and Concord and The Beginning of the American Revolution and Victory or Death, The Battles of … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Monmouth Court House, Emerging Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War Series, Monmouth Court House, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Savas Beatie LLC, Valley Forge, Valley Forge National Historical Park, William Griffith
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The Battle of the Kegs (January 5th, 1778)
The Philadelphia Campaign did not end well for the Continental Army after three separate defeats at Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown followed by the British occupation of the new nation’s capital. Among other things, however, it would produce an amusing … Continue reading
Inspiring Books of the American Revolutionary War Era
The start of a new year seems to be coupled with new resolutions and fresh beginnings, naturally. If your list includes looking for that one book to start 2019 with or looking to dive into the American Revolutionary Era with … Continue reading
Hamilton Recaptures Fort Sackville: Norman MacLeod’s Campaign Journal, December 17, 1778
(An occasional series highlighting British Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton’s march south from Detroit to recapture Vincennes (Indiana) on its 240th anniversary through the entries in Captain Norman MacLeod’s diary.) As Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton’s army arrived on the lower Wabash, … 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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Disaster on the Eastern Frontier
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Travis Shaw. Part One I’d be willing to bet that Maine isn’t the first place to come to mind when you hear the word “frontier”. For many Americans I imagine they immediately think … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Civilian, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1779, Arbuthnot, Boston, British Army, Emerging Revolutionary War, French, Halifax, Loyalist, Maine, Massachusetts, Patriot, Penobscot
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