Tag Archives: American Revolution
“Rev War Revelry” The Battle of Iron Works Hill and the Thirteen Crucial Days
When one thinks of December 1776 in American Revolutionary War history, one’s mind immediately goes to Washington crossing the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton, fought on December 26th. Historians refer to that engagement as the beginning of the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged 1776, Adam Zelinski, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Iron Works HIll, Battle of Trenton, Emerging Revolutionary War, Hessians, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Ten Crucial Days
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Artistic License and the French Artillery Park at Yorktown, A Case Study
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Karl G. Elsea It is common for artists to use “artistic license” when painting historic events including American Revolutionary War art. The problem is this practice also aids inaccuracies persisting. Here is one … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, artillery, Emerging Revolutionary War, French, Karl Elsea, National Park Service, Yorktown, Yorktown Battlefield
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“Rev War Revelry” Discusses George Washington and John Adams with Tom Hand, Founder of Americana Corner
George Washington and John Adams, arguably, were America’s two most influential Founding Fathers. While General Washington was fighting for our country on the fields of battle, John Adams was fighting for it in the halls of the Continental Congress and … Continue reading
Americana Corner
Here is what our friend, Tom Hand was up to in August on his blog, Americana Corner. Be sure to join us on Sunday, September 5th at 7pm as we host our next ERW Happy Hour where we will talk … Continue reading
Peter Carried a Cannon, The Real Story
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Karl G. Elsea History can be fun; for example, when a war trophy in Sweden and the popular television series “Antiques Roadshow” can be combined to explain an American Revolutionary War legend. There … Continue reading
“Rev War Revelry” Author Interview: Andrew Waters
Like a modern-day Nathanael Greene or Edward Carrington, Andrew Waters spends his days trekking the waterways of the Carolina high country. Just like those famous military leaders, Andrew Waters does the surveying of these waterways and their tributaries for his … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Emerging Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged 1780, American Revolution, Andrew Waters, Edward Carrington, Emerging Revolutionary War, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Nathanael Greene, North Carolina, Race to the Dan, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, South Carolina
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“No body ever heard of a quarter Master, in History”
In the spring of 1778, General George Washington chose Major General Nathanael Greene to be the quartermaster general of the Continental army, replacing General Thomas Mifflin who had resigned the previous November. Greene was hesitant and wrote the quote that … Continue reading
“Rev War Revelry” Ladies Night & Loyalist Women
Earlier this year, three great historians, in their words, “took over” the “Rev War Revelry” in a discussion that they dubbed “Ladies Night.” That particular Sunday night historian happy hour was well received, so Emerging Revolutionary War historians Kate Gruber … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged American Revolution, Dr. Stephanie Walters, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Mason University, Kate Gruber, Loyalist, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Vanessa Smiley, Women, Women in War
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There Will Be Bloody Bill
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Andrew Waters Appearing this month at the Journal of the American Revolution (JAR) is an article I wrote on William “Bloody Bill” Cunningham and his infamous raid known as the “Bloody Scout.” The article … Continue reading
“Rev War Revelry” The Winter that Won the War, Valley Forge
In June 1778, the Continental army marched out of their winter encampment in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and headed toward New Jersey in pursuit of the retreating British army. The past six months, from December 1777 to June 1778, ushered in … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Continental Congress, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War Series, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, Emerging Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War Series, George Washington, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Valley Forge, Valley Forge National Historical Park
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