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Rise and Fight Again for Southern Revolutionary History
From our friends at American Battlefield Trust (ABT). To learn more about the ABT, click here. At stake are 31 acres associated with two Southern Campaign Revolutionary War battlefields, Hanging Rock in South Carolina and Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina. At … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, National Park Service, Preservation, Southern Theater
Tagged 1780, 1781, American Battlefield Trust, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Guilford Court House, Battle of Hanging Rock, British, Camden, Emerging Revolutionary War, Guilford Court House, Guilford Court House National Military Park, Hanging Rock, North Carolina, Preservation, South Carolina, southern campaign, southern campaigns of the american revolution, Southern Theater
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After Eutaw Springs
Part Two Click here for Part One. In many ways, the battle of Eutaw Springs was a disappointment for both commanders. Greene’s troops at one point broke through the British lines, but they recovered, and the Americans failed to drive them … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Monuments, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater, Uncategorized
Tagged Eutaw Springs, Guilford Court House, Guilford Court House National Military Park, Hobkirk's Hill, Iren, Irene B. Boland, Lord Francis Rawdon, Nathanael Greene, Ninety-Six, Santee River, University of South Carolina Press
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Eutaw Springs
Emerging Revolutionary War is pleased to welcome back historian Bert Dunkerly, who is the co-author (with Irene B. Boland) of the upcoming book; “Eutaw Springs; The Final Battle of the American Revolution’s Southern Campaign” slated to be released this month. … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Memory, Militia (Loyalist) Leadership, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, National Park Service, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged 1781, Camden, Eutaw Springs, Guilford Court House, Hobkirk's Hill, Light Horse Harry Lee, Loyalist, Maryland, militia, Nathanael Greene, Ninety-Six, South Carolina, Virginia, William Washington
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The Defense in Depth as a Revolutionary Battlefield Tactic
Part One of Four As a general statement, most people don’t think of the Revolutionary War as a testing ground for battlefield tactics. That assumption would not be correct. In fact, the Revolutionary War proved beyond doubt that traditional European … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, British Leadership, Campaigns, Continental Leadership, National Park Service, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Cowpens, Battle of Guilford Court House, Concord, Cowpens, Daniel Morgan, Fabian Strategy, Guilford Court House, Nathanael Greene, Native Americans, southern campaign, southern campaigns of the american revolution, Southern Theater
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The Greatest Leaders of the American Revolution You Have Never Heard Of
Part Two (for part one click here) For the next year and a half, until he was exchanged for a British officer captured in the Battle of Saratoga, Williams faced an ordeal that would continue to haunt him for the … Continue reading
