Tag Archives: 1776
ERW Weekender: Cornwallis House
In the quaint South Carolina town of Winnsboro, a few miles off of current Interstate-77 sites a two-story stands one of the oldest dwellings in a town founded by Richard Winn of Virginia a few years before the start of … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, British Leadership, Campaigns, Memory, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged 1776, 1780, 1781, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, John Buchanan, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Lord Cornwallis, Marquis de Lafayette, Mount Zion Institute, South Carolina, Southern Theater, Winnsboro
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Two Patriots: One Slave and One Free – James Armistead Lafayette and James Forten
Part Two by Malanna Henderson A hero who championed American independence was Revolutionary War hero James Forten; not particularly for what he did, but for what he didn’t do. At the tender age of fourteen, Forten became a prisoner of … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Civilian, Common Soldier, Monuments, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Slavery
Tagged 1776, 1781, African Americans, American Revolution, Continental Congress, Continental Navy, HMS Jersey, James Armistead Lafayette, James Forten, Nathanael Greene, New York, Prison Ship, Putnam, Quaker, Revolutionary War, William Howard Taft
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Two Patriots: One Slave and One Free; James Armistead Lafayette and James Forten
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Malanna Henderson Part One “It is not for their own land they fought, not even for a land which had adopted them, but for a land which had enslaved them, and whose laws, … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Memory, Slavery, Southern Theater
Tagged 1776, 1783, Abraham Lincoln, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Banastre Tarleton, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Franklin, French, George Washington, James Armistead Lafayette, James Forten, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Marquis de Lafayette, Richmond, Siege of Yorktown, Slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Treaty of Paris, Virginia, Yorktown
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A Quick Trip to Fort Ticonderoga
Emerging Revolutionary War is honored to welcome guest historian David A. Powell to the blog. A biography of David is at the bottom of this post. The Hudson Valley in upstate New York is one of my favorite historical places … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, French and Indian War, Memory, Uncategorized
Tagged 1776, British, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort Ticonderoga, French, French and Indian War, George Howe, Henry Knox, Hudson River, James Abercrombie, Marquis de Montcalm, St. Lawrence, Westminster Abbey
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“Happy Independence Day”
Whether you are about to enjoy a firework display, finishing up a family barbecue, or enjoying this holiday in some other form, the historians here at Emerging Revolutionary War wish all our readers and fellow historians a “Happy Independence Day.” … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Uncategorized
Tagged 1776, Declaration of Independence, John Hancock, July 4, July Fourth, Philadelphia, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson
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Dorchester Heights
On a recent trip to Boston, I was shown by fellow Emerging Revolutionary War historian Rob Orrison, Dorchester Heights. One of my favorite quotes of the entire American Revolutionary War was in reference to the Continental Army’s move to fortify … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Continental Leadership, Monuments, National Park Service, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged 1776, Boston, Boston National Historical Park, Dorchester Heights, Fort Ticonderoga, George Washington, Henry Knox, William Howe
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James Monroe at the Battle of Trenton
One of the iconic images of the Revolutionary War is Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze’s 1851 painting, Washington Crossing the Delaware. It is the night of December 25, 1776. The Continental Army is being transported across the Delaware River to attack a … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Monuments, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged 1776, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Trenton, Christmas 1776, Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, George Washington, Hessians, James Monroe
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