Tag Archives: Bert Dunkerly

Review: Dunmore’s War, The Last Conflict of America’s Colonial Era by Glenn F. Williams

Posted on September 13, 2017 by erwguest

Reviewed by guest historian Robert “Bert” Dunkerly. Lord Dunmore’s War remains one of the murkier events of the Colonial era. Historian Glenn F. Williams has produced a book that will set the standard for the study of this conflict. Dunmore’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Campaigns | Tagged 1774, American History, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Bert Dunkerly, Book Review, colonies, Glenn F. Williams, Lord Dunmore War, militia, Native Americans, Pennsylvania, Shawnee, Virginia, Virginia militia, Westholme Publishing | 1 Comment

The Battle of Kings Mountain, From Those Who Were There

Posted on October 4, 2016 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back historian Bert Dunkerly. The accounts below come from Mr. Dunkerly’s book on the battle. The battle of Kings Mountain was an intense, one-hour battle fought just below the North Carolina-South Carolina border. The October 1780 … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Militia (Loyalist) Leadership, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Monuments, National Park Service, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater | Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Kings Mountain, Bert Dunkerly, Kings Mountain, Major Patrick Ferguson, National Park Service, North Carolina, Overmountain Militia, Robert Campbell, South Carolina, Southern Theater, Tennessee, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia | 1 Comment