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Help Expand a Battlefield Memorial Park
Iron Works Hill Battle Memorial To support this effort, please see the GoFundMe page. From our friends at the Rev War Alliance of Burlington County (New Jersey): In December 1776, the American Cause for independence was at an all-time low. … Continue reading
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Review: Noble Volunteers: The British Soldiers Who Fought the American Revolution by Don Hagist
Don Hagist is one of our foremost American authorities on the common British soldier during the American Revolution. His latest book, Noble Volunteers: The British Soldiers Who Fought the American Revolution, is an institutional portrait of the British army that … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, British soldier, Don Hagist, Noble Volunteers, Redcoat
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Bicentennial Minutes
Almost fifty years ago, the United States celebrated its Bicentennial, treating July 4, 1976 as the 200th anniversary of its founding. (The next “major” milestone will be the semi-quincentennial, which doesn’t quite roll of the tongue). For just over two … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicentennial Minute, CBS, education, Memory, television
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The First Re-enactment?
We often think of re-enacting as a modern phenomenon. Those of us familiar with the hobby can attest that re-enacting has evolved greatly since the 1960s and 70s. In those decades participants often made their own clothing and accoutrements, with … Continue reading
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“The Severest Blow We Ever Received”: The Fall of Charleston, South Carolina, May 12, 1780
On May 12, 1780, around noon, the Southern Continental Army formed up in the tabby Hornwork (near present-day Marion Square), marched out of the fortifications and laid down their weapons between their main defensive line and the Hornwork. Their flags were … Continue reading
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Historians from the Past: C.W. Butterfield (1824-1899)
Early histories of the American Revolution in the west relied on oral tradition, local lore, legend, and even a bit of inventive myth-making as a young United States spread beyond the Appalachians and sought to develop its own, new identity. Considerable … Continue reading
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Tagged C.W. Butterfield, Frontier Historians, Lyman Draper
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Spanish Diplomat Miralles at Morristown, NJ
It is well known that the French ardently assisted the Americans during the Revolution, and we often remember names like Lafayette, Rochambeau, de Grasse, and others. It is not so well known how the Spanish aided the American cause, nor … Continue reading
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2021 Symposium Highlight: Michael Harris
Over the next few months, we will be highlighting the speakers and topics for our 2021 Symposium, Hindsight is 2020: Revisiting Misconceptions of the Revolution, taking place on May 22nd. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the Symposium will be … Continue reading
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“They Must Expect No Mercy”: Benedict Arnold’s Mohawk Valley Proclamation, August 1777
In August 1777, a British army under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Barry St. Leger surrounded and attempted to subdue American-held Fort Stanwix in New York’s Mohawk River Valley. “It is my determined resolution,” the garrison’s commander, Peter Gansvoort told … Continue reading
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The Virginians’ 800-Mile March to Save Charleston
On April 7, 1780, 750 Virginia soldiers completed a nearly 800 mile trek from Morristown, New Jersey to Charleston, South Carolina, only to be captured and sent to prison ships in Charleston harbor. In November and December of 1779, both … Continue reading
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