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“Rev War Revelry” Visits Forts Lee & Washington
On both banks of the Hudson River, in 1776, sat two forts the patriots hoped would stop any British excursions up the waterway. Named for the top two military leaders of the Continental army–George Washington and Charles Lee–the fortifications both … Continue reading
George Washington’s July 4th
As July 4th approaches, many of us turn our thoughts to the Declaration of Independence and the early years of the Revolution. I do too, but I also recall another July 4th, the one in 1754 when a Virginia militia … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory
Tagged Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort Necessity, George Washington, July 4
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“Rev War Revelry” The Winter that Won the War, Valley Forge
In June 1778, the Continental army marched out of their winter encampment in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and headed toward New Jersey in pursuit of the retreating British army. The past six months, from December 1777 to June 1778, ushered in … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Continental Congress, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War Series, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, Emerging Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War Series, George Washington, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Valley Forge, Valley Forge National Historical Park
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“God willing and the Creek don’t rise.”
If you are from a certain geographical area of the United States the title of this post is a saying you have heard numerous times. Heck, you may even use it yourself. I’ll admit that I have found usage of … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Native American, Revolutionary War
Tagged Benjamin Hawkins, Choctaw Native Americans, Confederation Congress, Continental Congress, Creek Native Americans, George Washington, God willing and the Creek don't rise, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio River, Princeton Battlefield, Princeton University, United States Constitution
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A Reading of the Thanksgiving Proclamation…
On October 3, 1789, President George Washington issued a “Thanksgiving Proclamation” to the people of the United States. In this declaration, Washington designated “Thursday, the 26th day of November” to “the People of the United States a day of public … Continue reading
George Washington’s Land Interest in British West Florida, 1773-1774
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian George Kotlik. After the French & Indian War, the British Crown sought to regulate colonial westward settlement and expansion. This was done for a variety of reasons. First, British ministers believed that westward expansion … Continue reading
Savannah, an International Engagement
Last week I wrote about the various German principalities that contributed manpower to the British attempt to subdue the colonies. I ended the post with: “An introduction to another aspect of how the American Revolution had far reaching international complications … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Southern Theater
Tagged 1779, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Augustine Prevost, British, Casimir Pulaski, Curt von Stedingk, Emerging Revolutionary War, French, George Washington, Henri Christophe, Irish, Napoleon Bonaparte, Polish, Siege of Savannah, Society of Cincinnati, Southern Theater, Sweden
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“Rev War Revelry” Author Interview: Christian McBurney
The hottest part of the hotttest temperature engagement in the American Revolution happened on June 28, 1778 at Monmouth Court House in New Jersey. The portion that gets the most attention out of this entire battle was the supposedly heated … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Charles Lee, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1778, Battle of Monmouth, Charles Lee, Christian McBurney, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, New Jersey, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Savas Beatie LLC
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