Tag Archives: American Revolution

The Ring Fight and the Emergence of Andrew Pickens

Posted on October 9, 2019 by erwguest

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 | 1 Comment

“Judiciously Designed and Vigorously Executed”: The March to the Dan River

Posted on September 2, 2019 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Daniel T. Davis. Last month, I heard Emerging Revolutionary War co-founder Phill Greenwalt remark “when you think about retreats, victory is a word that doesn’t come to mind.” The period of January 18 … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Personalities, Southern Theater | Tagged 1781, American Revolution, Banastre Tarleton, Battle of Cowpens, Battle of Guilford Court House, British Army, Crossing of the Dan, Daniel Morgan, Daniel T. Davis, Emerging Revolutionary War, Light Horse Harry Lee, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Nathanael Greene, North Carolina, Otho Holland Williams, Robert Orrison, South Carolina, southern campaign, southern campaigns of the american revolution, Southern Theater, Virginia | 1 Comment

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Phill Greenwalt

Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Seigneur de Vauban, and finally Marquis de Vauban, as one of his biographies begins, is probably not a household name to many enthusiasts of American history. Especially since he died on March 30, 1707 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Revolutionary War | Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, comte de Rochambeau, de Vauban, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Gloucester Point, Lord Charles Cornwallis, siege, Siege of Yorktown, siegecraft, Yorktown | Leave a comment

Southside Revolutionary Virginia 1775 Tour – October 12, 2019

Posted on August 8, 2019 by erwpost

From our friends at the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond Tour Leader – Dr. Patrick H. (Pat) Hannum, Professor, Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University, Lt Col USMC (Ret) This tour will visit three critically important Revolutionary War sites, … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Revolutionary War, Preservation, Revolutionary War | Tagged 1775, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American Revolutionary War Round Table of Richmond, Emerging Revolutionary War, Great Bridge Battle, Great Bridge Battlefield, Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways History Foundation, Kemp's Landing, Lord Dunmore, Loyalist, Norfolk, St. Paul's, Virginia | Leave a comment

Unfinished Business?

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Phill Greenwalt

While prepping for a few summer programs I was re-reading The Road to Guilford Courthouse, The American Revolution in the Carolinas by John Buchanan. In his prologue, Buchanan states the following premise: “But that tragedy [the American Civil War] is of … Continue reading →

Posted in Emerging Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater | Tagged American Civil War, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Carolinas, Civil War, Emerging Revolutionary War, John Buchanan, The Road to Guilford Courthouse | 3 Comments

Rise and Fight Again for Southern Revolutionary History

Posted on June 9, 2019 by erwpost

From our friends at American Battlefield Trust (ABT). To learn more about the ABT, click here. At stake are 31 acres associated with two Southern Campaign Revolutionary War battlefields, Hanging Rock in South Carolina and Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina. At … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, National Park Service, Preservation, Southern Theater | Tagged 1780, 1781, American Battlefield Trust, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Guilford Court House, Battle of Hanging Rock, British, Camden, Emerging Revolutionary War, Guilford Court House, Guilford Court House National Military Park, Hanging Rock, North Carolina, Preservation, South Carolina, southern campaign, southern campaigns of the american revolution, Southern Theater | Leave a comment

“You are a fine fellow”: The April 24, 1777 Attack on Boonesborough

Posted on April 24, 2019 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes historian Daniel T. Davis. 1777. The conflict ignited at Lexington and Concord finally reached beyond the Allegheny Mountains as the British stepped up their raids on American settlements in Kentucky. With so many troops dedicated to … Continue reading →

Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Personalities, Revolutionary War | Tagged "The Last of the Mohicans", 1777, Allegheny Mountains, American Revolution, Boonesborough, Cherokee, Daniel Boone, Emerging Revolutionary War, James Fenimore Cooper, Missouri, Shawnee, Virginia | 2 Comments