Tag Archives: British
Ankle Deep In Blood: The Jason Russell House
Emerging Revolutionary War is honored to welcome back historian Katie Turner Getty. Biography of Ms. Getty is below the post. On April 19, 1775, the placid farm of fifty-eight-year-old Jason Russell of Menotomy erupted into carnage when he, along with … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Minute Men, Monuments, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged 1775, April 19, Arlington, Arlington Historical Society, Battle Road, British, Danvers, Elizabeth Russell, Jason Russell House, Katie Turner Getty, Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, Menotomy, Ruth Linnell Berry
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ERW Weekender: Museum of the American Revolution
On April 19, 2017, symbolic in American Revolutionary War history, the Museum of the American Revolution opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The weekend before, I had the chance, to get a “sneak peak” of the new museum. I left thoroughly impressed … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, British, Concord, Crossing of the Delaware, Crossing the Delaware, Declaration of Independence, George Washington, Hessians, Liberty Tree, Museum of the American Revolution, Native Americans, North Bridge, Oneida, Oneida Native Americans, Oneida Tribe, Philadelphia, USA
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Lexington, 242 years later
Lexington Green 242 years later, the question still remains…. Who fired first?
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, British Leadership, Campaigns, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Minute Men, Monuments, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged Battle of Lexington, Battles of Lexington and Concord, British, British Army, Lexington, Lexington and Concord, Lexington Green, militia, Minutemen
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April 19th Memories from Lexington
Leading up to the anniversary of April 19, 1775, we will be sharing some short remembrances from a few people who are from Lexington and Concord. This installment is by Rich Gillespie, a native of Lexington, Massachusetts. If you live in … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, British Leadership, Civilian, Memory, Minute Men, Revolutionary War
Tagged April 19, Battle of Concord, Battle of Lexington, Boy Scout, Boy Scouts, British, Colonial Williamsburg, Girl Scouts, John Hancock, Lexington, Lexington and Concord, Lexington Green, Minutemen, North Bridge, Sam Adams, Thomas Jefferson
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Defending the New Nation: The Fredericksburg Gun Manufacturing Plant
Part Two by historian Malanna Henderson The financial direction of the gunnery was put into the hands of Fielding Lewis. Born into a wealthy family at Warner Hall in Gloucester County, Virginia in 1725, Fielding was the third son of … Continue reading
Defending the New Nation: The Fredericksburg Gun Manufacturing Plant
Emerging Revolutionary War is honored to welcome back historian Malanna Henderson. Part One Located at 200 Gunnery Road between Dunmore and Ferdinand Streets is the Old Walker-Grant public school. The three-acre campus is home to the Fredericksburg Regional Head Start … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Common Soldier, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Revolutionary War, Weapons
Tagged American Revolution, British, Brown Bess, Committee of Safety, Continental Army, Earl of Dunmore, Fielding Lewis, Fredericksburg, George Washington, Lexington and Concord, Minutemen, Virginia Gazette
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Surrender at Yorktown
On this date, in 1781, the British army marched out of their entrenchments at Yorktown and surrendered to General George Washington and the combined Continental and French armies. Although the victory did not conclusively end the war, the victory prompted … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, British Leadership, Continental Leadership, Monuments, National Park Service, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolution Museum of Yorktown, American Revolutionary War, British, French, George Washington, Jamestown Yorktown Foundation, Lord Cornwallis, Lord Frederick North, Siege of Yorktown, Treaty of Paris, Yorktown
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