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“In the deepest distress and anxiety of mind…” Gen. Gates letter to Congress on the Battle of Camden

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Rob Orrison

238 years ago today the United States military suffered one of its worst defeats. The Battle of Camden, fought on August 16, 1780 just a few miles north of Camden, SC was a total defeat for the American “Grand Army” … Continue reading →

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Uncovering the Continental Army in Morristown

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Phill Greenwalt

Part of an ongoing series about the Continental Army in Morristown, New Jersey. To read previous posts, click here. During the winter encampment, in 1777, at Morristown, George Washington ordered the inoculation for smallpox of the Continental Army. Although knowing … Continue reading →

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A new park and museum for Great Bridge

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Bert Dunkerly

Most of us who study the Revolution know of the battle of Great Bridge, fought December 9, 1775. While short and small, it was extremely significant, resulting in British evacuation of Virginia and allowing the colony to move forward with … Continue reading →

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Burning Colonel Crawford

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Eric Sterner

Last year I came across Dr. John Knight’s account of the torture and execution of Colonel William Crawford by members of the Delaware Indian tribe in 1782. It was a vicious execution, but not unheard of in the wars on … Continue reading →

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Visiting a Tragedy: Gnadenhutten, OH

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Eric Sterner

Few places in the American Revolution evoke sorrow like Gnadenhutten, Ohio. There, in March 1782, militia from Western Pennsylvania bludgeoned, scalped, and burned to death some ninety-six bound Indians who had adopted the Christian faith preached by missionaries from the … Continue reading →

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“It is my father!”: Francis Halkett’s Mission to the Monongahela Battlefield

Posted on July 9, 2018 by William Griffith

Two-hundred and sixty-three years ago, July 9, 1755, Britain suffered one of the country’s most humiliating military defeats along the banks of the Monongahela River in western Pennsylvania. Only miles away from its objective – Fort Duquesne – Maj. Gen. … Continue reading →

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“The soul of General Abercromby’s army seemed to expire”: The Death of George Howe, July 6, 1758

Posted on July 6, 2018 by William Griffith

They waded ashore during the morning of July 6, 1758. Full of confidence, the vanguard of Major General James Abercromby’s massive army of over 16,000 men had completed its nearly thirty-mile trek northward across the waters of Lake George. They … Continue reading →

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