Tag Archives: Henry Knox
Christmas Night, 1776: How Did They Cross? The Horses:
Part II. Part 1 of this article showed that a total of 23 ferry trips were required to move all of Knox’s artillery men, guns, horses, and carts across the Delaware River. In addition, there were other horses needed for … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Revolutionary War, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1776, American Revolution, Battle of Trenton, Christmas 1776, Crossing the Delaware, Emerging Revolutionary War, Henry Knox, Karl Elsea, Trenton, William Welsch
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The Other Great Artilleryman
Mention the words “artillery” and “American Revolution” and what name instantly pops into your mind? Henry Knox. Rightfully so. Yet, like George Washington, Knox needed competent officers under him to successfully organize, train, lead, and develop the artillery arm of … Continue reading
George Washington’s Greatest Speech?
On the morning of March 15, 1783, George Washington strode into the “New Building” or “Temple” as the structure was referred as, to address the assembled officers of the Continental Army. He asked General Horatio Gates if he could have … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Continental Congress, Memory, Monuments, Personalities, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1783, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Henry Knox, Horatio Gates, Mount Vernon, New Windsor Cantonment, New York
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AfterWARd, the new exhibit at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. A visit with Curator Kate Gruber
If you have not made a trip to the new American Revolution Museum at Yorktown (the former Yorktown Victory Center) then you are missing out. Not only does the museum great exhibits on the causes of the war and the … Continue reading
A Quick Trip to Fort Ticonderoga
Emerging Revolutionary War is honored to welcome guest historian David A. Powell to the blog. A biography of David is at the bottom of this post. The Hudson Valley in upstate New York is one of my favorite historical places … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, French and Indian War, Memory, Uncategorized
Tagged 1776, British, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort Ticonderoga, French, French and Indian War, George Howe, Henry Knox, Hudson River, James Abercrombie, Marquis de Montcalm, St. Lawrence, Westminster Abbey
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Dorchester Heights
On a recent trip to Boston, I was shown by fellow Emerging Revolutionary War historian Rob Orrison, Dorchester Heights. One of my favorite quotes of the entire American Revolutionary War was in reference to the Continental Army’s move to fortify … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Continental Leadership, Monuments, National Park Service, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged 1776, Boston, Boston National Historical Park, Dorchester Heights, Fort Ticonderoga, George Washington, Henry Knox, William Howe
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