Tag Archives: George Washington
Review: Brandywine, A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777 by Michael C. Harris
In southeast Pennsylvania on September 11, 1777, the largest battle, by number of combatants, was fought between the British forces under Lord General William Howe and the Continental and militia forces under General George Washington. After the day long engagement, … Continue reading
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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“The Pox and the Covenant: The Curious History of Science and Religion in Colonial Boston”
Looking for something to do midweek? Enjoy a Wednesday night at Shenandoah University and learn about an aspect of early American history. If in the lower Shenandoah Valley or can make the trek, join Shenandoah University’s History Fellows in welcoming … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Memory, Revolutionary War
Tagged Bill of Rights, Bill of Rights Institute, Charlottesville, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, James Madison, Jonathan Noyalas, Shenandoah University, Shenandoah University's History Fellows, Shenandoah Valley, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia
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Two Patriots: One Slave and One Free; James Armistead Lafayette and James Forten
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Malanna Henderson Part One “It is not for their own land they fought, not even for a land which had adopted them, but for a land which had enslaved them, and whose laws, … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Memory, Slavery, Southern Theater
Tagged 1776, 1783, Abraham Lincoln, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Banastre Tarleton, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Franklin, French, George Washington, James Armistead Lafayette, James Forten, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Marquis de Lafayette, Richmond, Siege of Yorktown, Slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Treaty of Paris, Virginia, Yorktown
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Groveland Ambuscade Park marks the scene of a gruesome episode of war
Emerging Revolutionary War is honored to welcome guest historian Derek Maxfield as the author of this post. A biography of Mr. Maxfield is at the end. A trek to Conesus, NY, to pay my respects to Capt. Daniel Shays – … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Continental Leadership, Monuments, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1779, Captain Daniel Shays, Chief Joseph Brant, Derek Maxfield, George Washington, Groveland Ambuscade Park and Monument, Iroquois, Iroquois Confederation, John Sullivan, Livingston County Historical Society, Thomas Boyd, Union Cemetery Conesus
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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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Review: Braddock’s Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution, by David Preston. Oxford University Press, 2016. Reviewed by David A. Powell
Emerging Revolutionary War is honored to welcome back guest historian David A. Powell. When George Washington opened fire on a small party of Canadian militia commanded by Joseph Coulon de Villiers de Jumonville in May of 1754, he fired the … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Book Review, British Leadership
Tagged American Revolution, Braddock's Defeat, British Army, David A. Powell, David Preston, Edward Braddock, Fort Duquesne, French, French and Indian War, George Washington, Native Americans, Oxford University Press, Seven Years' War
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