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Category Archives: Northern Theater
“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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Fight for Osborne Hill
From a Pennsylvania State Historical Commission marker, one quickly can find out the importance of Osborne Hill to the Battle of Brandywine, fought on September 11, 1777. The hillside was the site of British General William Howe’s post in which … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Northern Theater, Preservation, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1777, Battle of Brandywine, Campaign 1776, Civil War Trust, George Washington, hmdb.org, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Historical Marker, Philadelphia, September 11, William Howe
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“He Stood the Field with Great Bravery”; The Story of Major Andrew Leitch, Part 2
After the Battle of Long Island, American forces evacuated to Manhattan Island. But with the British in command of the waters around New York, they easily could land their forces anywhere along Manhattan Island. On September 15th, the British crossed … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Continental Leadership, Memory, Monuments, Northern Theater, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged Andrew Leitch, Battle of Harlem Heights, Dumfries, George Washington, Harlem Heights, New York, New York City, Prince William County, Third Virginia Regiment
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Christmas 1776
In preparation for an upcoming publication by Emerging Revolutionary War’s historian Mark Maloy, I was doing some light reading about the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. That is when I came across the following quote by the late Albert Chestone; “The … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Memory, Northern Theater, Personalities
Tagged 1776, Albert Chestone, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Trenton, Christmas, Christmas 1776, Crossing the Delaware, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Mark Maloy, Trenton, Washington Crossing the Delaware
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From Campaign 1776: Ten Crucial Days
Emerging Revolutionary War is pleased to share the following information from our friends at Campaign 1776 managed by the Civil War Trust. “As many of you may know, this winter marks the 241st anniversary of the American victories at the battles of Trenton … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Continental Leadership, Memory, Monuments, Northern Theater, Personalities, Photography, Preservation, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1776, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Trenton, Campaign 1776, Civil War Trust, Continental, Continental Army, Crossing the Delaware, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Hessian, Jim Lighthizer, Patriots, Ten Crucial Days, Washington Crossing the Delaware
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Lachlan McIntosh
On a recent trip to Valley Forge National Historical Park I came across the monument to featured below, of a general that did not initially ring a bell in my memory. So I did a little investigating. The first name … Continue reading
Posted in Continental Congress, Continental Leadership, National Park Service, Northern Theater, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged British, British Army, Button Gwinnett, Charles O'Hara, Continental Army, Creek Native Americans, George Washington, Georgia, Jacobite Rebellion, James Oglethorpe, Lachlan McIntosh, President George Washington, Scotland, Siege of Charleston, Siege of Savannah, St. Augustine, Valley Forge, Valley Forge National Historical Park, War of Jenkins' Ear, William McIntosh
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Upcoming Lectures, Talks, and/or Events
With autumn just around the corner, cooler weather on the horizon, and the holidays quickly approaching. Some stores in the local area have Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas decorations all for sale currently, Emerging Revolutionary War wanted to bring your attention to … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, French and Indian War, Memory, National Park Service, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Campaign 1776, Fort Ticonderoga, Lexington and Concord, Minute Man National Historical Park, southern campaigns of the american revolution
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