Tag Archives: Frontier Theater

John Wayne, Colonel James Smith, and the Black Boys Rebellion

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Eric Sterner

Allegheny Uprising, starring John Wayne and Claire Trevor, is an overlooked Revolutionary War movie. I first watched the 1939 film as a kid on a local UHF station, but never quite realized how closely it tracked with the memoir of … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilian, French and Indian War, Memory, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny Mountains, Black Boys, Black Boys Rebellion, Colonial Warfare, French and Indian War, Frontier Theater, James Smith, John Wayne, Movies, Popular Culture | 2 Comments

Book Review: Peckuwe 1780, by John F. Winkler

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Eric Sterner

John F. Winkler, Peckuwe 1780: The Revolutionary War on the Ohio River Frontier, (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2018). $24.00 I once read a review comparing Osprey Publishing’s monographs on particular battles, weapons, uniforms, or campaigns to “flash cards,” which made … Continue reading →

Posted in Battles, Book Review, Campaigns, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized | Tagged Frontier, Frontier Theater, George Rogers Clark, Indians, Mad River, Ohio, Peckuwe | Leave a comment

George Rogers Clark Recaptures Fort Sackville, Part I

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Eric Sterner

Last fall, I posted several pieces following British Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton’s campaign in the Illinois territory as seen through the eyes of Captain Norman MacLeod. MacLeod led an advance party stuck with the logistical and diplomatic mission of moving … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battles, Campaigns, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Uncategorized | Tagged Fort Sackville, Frontier Theater, George Rogers Clark, Henry Hamilton, Illinois Campaign, Vincennes, Wabash | 4 Comments

Revolution on the Ohio Frontier: Fort Laurens

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Eric Sterner

For much of the American Revolution, the British waged war on their rebelling colonists in the Ohio River Valley via proxy, relying on western Indian nations (Shawnee, Wyandot, Mingo, Chippewa, Ottawa, and others) to attack isolated American settlements and villages … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Memory, Preservation, Uncategorized | Tagged 13th Virginia, 8th Pennsylvania, 9th Virginia, Delaware Indians, Fort Laurens, Forts, Frontier Theater, Indians, Lachlan McIntosh, Museums, Muskingum River, Ohio, Ohio Campaigns | 1 Comment

Hamilton Recaptures Fort Sackville: Norman MacLeod’s Campaign Journal, December 17, 1778

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Eric Sterner

(An occasional series highlighting British Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton’s march south from Detroit to recapture Vincennes (Indiana) on its 240th anniversary through the entries in Captain Norman MacLeod’s diary.) As Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton’s army arrived on the lower Wabash, … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battles, British Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized | Tagged Fort Sackville, Frontier Theater, George Rogers Clark, Henry Hamilton, Illinois Campaign, Indiana, Vincennes, Wabash | 2 Comments

Norman MacLeod’s Campaign Journal, November 27, 1778

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Eric Sterner

(An occasional series highlighting British Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton’s march south from Detroit to recapture Vincennes (Indiana) on its 240th anniversary.) As fall progressed, cold set in and the weather began to catch up with Hamilton’s advancing army. By November, … Continue reading →

Posted in British Leadership, Campaigns, Personalities, Uncategorized | Tagged Frontier, Frontier Theater, Henry Hamilton, Indiana, Vincennes, Wabash | 1 Comment