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“Rev War Revelry” Battle of North Point

Posted on September 17, 2022 by erwpost

On September 12, 1814, approximately 4,700 soldiers, a mix of British infantry and marines, were landed on the North Point peninsula, a jut of land between the Back and Patapsco River and on a direct line of march toward Baltimore. … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, National Park Service, Navy, War of 1812 | Tagged baltimore, Battle of North Point, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort McHenry, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Star-Spangled Banner, War of 1812 | Leave a comment

“Rev War Revelry” War on the Chesapeake!

Posted on May 27, 2021 by erwpost

The Star-Spangled Banner and the burning of Washington City are the enduring legacies of the 1814 Chesapeake Campaign. These two events provide contrasting impressions of the American experience in the War of 1812. One conjures up an image of an … Continue reading →

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“Rev War Roundtable with ERW” War of 1812

Posted on June 11, 2020 by erwpost

The War of 1812 is considered by some historians as the end of the American Revolutionary Era. From the conflict, the United States will find a war hero and future president, Andrew Jackson and a poem by lawyer Francis Scott … Continue reading →

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James Monroe at War

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Phill Greenwalt

Part Two With an excess of officers in the Continental Army and little prospect of getting a field command, James Monroe resigned his commission in 1779. He became a Lieutenant-Colonel of Virginia forces, but was unable to recruit enough … Continue reading →

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