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Category Archives: Militia (Patriot) Leadership
Dr. Prescott, Love & War
Love brought Dr. Samuel Prescott, a practicing physician, to the town of Lexington on the night of April 18, 1775. The young doctor was courting Ms. Lydia Mulliken, when the alarm of the British soldiers marching from Boston went out … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Civilian, Common Soldier, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Minute Men, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Revolutionary War
Tagged Abel Prescott, Battles of Lexington and Concord, British, Concord, Dr. Samuel Prescott, Lexington, Lexington and Concord, militia, Minute Man National Historical Park, Minute Men, Paul Revere, William Dawes
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Two Riders….Gage Gathers Information
As British General Thomas Gage and his American Whig (or Patriot) antagonists squared off in Boston and the surrounding towns, information gathering became the key to success. Both sides had created networks of spies, but the advantage was clearly in favor … Continue reading
An Account of April 19, 1775
“the Country was an amazing strong one; full of Hills, Woods, stone Walls, & c., which the Rebels did not fail to take advantage of, for they were all lined with People who kept an incessant fire upon us…” From … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Civilian, Common Soldier, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Minute Men, National Park Service, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1775, A Single Blow, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, April 19, Battle of Concord, Battle of Lexington, Boston, British, Concord, Emerging Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War Series, ERWS, Lexington, Lexington Green, Lieutenant Frederick Mackenzie, Massachusetts, Menotomy, militia, Minute Men
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“If you Fire, You’ll all be dead men” The Salem Alarm
As events quickly spiraled out of control in the winter and spring of 1774-1775 around Massachusetts, several armed confrontations between local “Patriots” and the British army heightened tensions. On many occasions, both sides adverted open confrontation and were able to … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Civilian, Common Soldier, Militia (Loyalist) Leadership, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Minute Men, Monuments, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged Alexander Leslie, Leslie's Retreat, Lt. Col. Alexander Leslie, Paul Revere, Salem, Salem Alarm, Thomas Gage
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The Battle of Groton Heights, September 6, 1781: The Fort Griswold Massacre
Part Three Click here for parts one and two. With British soldiers pouring into the fort, Colonel Ledyard ordered a ceasefire, and prepared to surrender Fort Griswold to the victorious British. However, the British disregarded the ceasefire and continuing pouring … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Monuments, Northern Theater, Personalities, Photography, Preservation, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Groton Heights, Benedict Arnold, British, Bunker Hill, Connecticut State Parks, Continental, Eric D. Lehman, Eric Wittenberg, Fort Griswold, General Henry Clinton, Lambo Latham, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Major Stephen Bromfield, militia, New London, Philadelphia, Wesleyan University Press, William Ledyard, Yorktown
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Ankle Deep In Blood: The Jason Russell House
Emerging Revolutionary War is honored to welcome back historian Katie Turner Getty. Biography of Ms. Getty is below the post. On April 19, 1775, the placid farm of fifty-eight-year-old Jason Russell of Menotomy erupted into carnage when he, along with … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Minute Men, Monuments, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged 1775, April 19, Arlington, Arlington Historical Society, Battle Road, British, Danvers, Elizabeth Russell, Jason Russell House, Katie Turner Getty, Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, Menotomy, Ruth Linnell Berry
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Eutaw Springs
Emerging Revolutionary War is pleased to welcome back historian Bert Dunkerly, who is the co-author (with Irene B. Boland) of the upcoming book; “Eutaw Springs; The Final Battle of the American Revolution’s Southern Campaign” slated to be released this month. … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Memory, Militia (Loyalist) Leadership, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, National Park Service, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged 1781, Camden, Eutaw Springs, Guilford Court House, Hobkirk's Hill, Light Horse Harry Lee, Loyalist, Maryland, militia, Nathanael Greene, Ninety-Six, South Carolina, Virginia, William Washington
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