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ERW Annual Fall Trip Takes on Yorktown, Great Bridge and Williamsburg
Every year the historians of Emerging Revolutionary War take a fall trip to research, visit Revolutionary War sites/battlefields and to promote our museum partners and preservation. The trip usually is a follow up to our Annual Symposium, but with the … Continue reading
Arnold’s Treason: 240 Years Later – The Execution of Major Andre (October 2, 1780)
Over a week had passed since Major John Andre became the Continental Army’s prisoner near Tarrytown, New York, captured by three ragged militiamen who were probably more interested in robbing him than uncovering his intentions. For a time he had … Continue reading
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Arnold’s Treason: 240 Years Later – Arnold’s Escape, Peggy’s Hysteria (September 25, 1780)
Two riders rode determinedly to Benedict Arnold’s headquarters at the Robinson House across the Hudson River from West Point on the morning of September 25, 1780. The lead courier, Lt. Allen, who had initially been accompanying the captured “John Anderson,” … Continue reading
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Arnold’s Treason: 240 Years Later – The Capture of Major Andre (September 23, 1780)
Major Andre cautiously rode his horse through unfamiliar territory between American and British lines. It was a neutral zone wreathing with unforgiving bands of Cowboys and Skinners, but ground that Andre, garbed in civilian clothing, needed to cross in order … Continue reading
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Arnold’s Treason: 240 Years Later – “The Tempter and the Traitor” (September 22, 1780)
It was a meeting that decided the fates of Benedict Arnold and John Andre. Not necessarily because of what had been discussed, but because of the unraveling circumstances surrounding it. Within several days, Arnold would be fleeing his once beloved … Continue reading
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Augustin Mottin De La Balme’s Disastrous Detroit Campaign, Autumn 1780
The Revolutionary War has more than its share of adventurers, rogues, soldiers-of-fortune, and risk-takers. Augustin Mottin De La Balme combined all these characteristics in his person. In November 1780, they brought the Frenchman and his soldiers to a horrible end outside the … Continue reading
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Preservation Victory at Short Hills Battlefield
Never heard of the battle of Short Hills, NJ? That’s’ not surprising, but its finally getting some recognition. It was the largest engagement since Princeton five months earlier, and was one of the first battles for the newly reorganized Continental … Continue reading
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Arnold’s Treason: 240 Years Later – August 30, 1780
On August 30, 1780, Benedict Arnold fully committed to treason by accepting the final terms presented by Sir Henry Clinton regarding the plot to turn over the fortifications at West Point to the British. Arnold’s reply to a letter written … Continue reading
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Arnold’s Treason: 240 Years Later
This is the first part of what will be a running series that will highlight the 240th anniversary of the events surrounding Benedict Arnold’s treason. The story of Benedict Arnold’s treason during the Revolutionary War is one of the most … Continue reading
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“Bring Out Your Dead”: The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
One of the worst epidemics in American history occurred in the then capital of the United States, Philadelphia, in the late summer and fall of 1793. The yellow fever epidemic of 1793 killed almost 10% of the city’s population and … Continue reading
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