Tag Archives: 1776
Review: Rick Atkinson, The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Joshua Shepherd to the blog who reviewed the book mentioned above. Short bio of Joshua is at the bottom of this post. In recent years, there’s been a fortunate resurgence of interest in the … Continue reading
Annis Boudinot Stockton, Mythmaking, and the American Revolution
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Blake McGready. A short bio is at the end of this post. In December 1776, Richard Stockton of Princeton, New Jersey, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, disavowed the American Revolution and swore … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Personalities, Politics, Revolutionary War, Women
Tagged 1776, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Annis Boudinot, Blake McGready, Emerging Revolutionary War, New Jersey, Princeton, Richard Stockton, Trenton
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The Ring Fight and the Emergence of Andrew Pickens
While the Second Continental Congress met in the early summer of 1776, colonists in the far away backcountry of South Carolina faced a threat from a perennial foe, the Cherokees. While delegates debated a declaration of independence, war parties struck … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged 1776, 1781, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Andrew Pickens, Andrew Williamson, British, Cherokees, Emerging Revolutionary War, Eutaw Springs, Great Britain, Ninety-Six, Ring Fight, Second Continental Congress, South Carolina, Whig
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Committees of Safety and the Revolutionary War: King’s District, New York
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Kieran O’Keefe. While the most famous scenes of the American Revolutionary War involve major battles or deliberations in Congress, the driving force behind the Revolution within small towns were committees of safety. As the … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Continental Leadership, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Northern Theater, Personalities, Politics, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1776, 1777, 1778, Coercive Acts, Committee of Safety, Emerging Revolutionary War, First Continental Congress, George Washington University, Kieran O'Keefe, King's District, King's District Committee of Safety, Massachusetts, New York
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Captain John Ashby
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Travis Shaw. Part One As he looked northward across the open ground in front of his position, Captain John Ashby could see the advance guard of the British army moving steadily closer. They came … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Minute Men, Northern Theater, Personalities, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1776, American Revolution, Battle of Harlem Heights, Battle of Trenton, Blue Ridge Mountains, Crooked Run, Culpeper Minute Battalion, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fauquier County, French and Indian War, General George Washington, George Washington, James Monroe, John Ashby, Manhattan, New York, Travis Shaw, Virginia, William Washington, Yew Hill
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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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