Tag Archives: Lord Charles Cornwallis

“Rev War Roundtable with ERW” Lays Siege at Yorktown

Posted on May 28, 2020 by erwpost

After our sojourn to the French and Indian War last Sunday, “Rev War Roundtable with ERW” returns to the American Revolution this weekend at 7 p.m. EST. Join Emerging Revolutionary War and a guest historian as they discuss, comment, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Revolutionary War | Tagged American Revolution, Anthony Wayne, Banastre Tarleton, Emerging Revolutionary War, Kirby Smith, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Marquis de Lafayette, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Siege of Yorktown | Leave a comment

Using the King’s Highway to Trap a King’s Army

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Phill Greenwalt

A few weeks ago, heading to the airport after the first Emerging Revolutionary War symposium, fellow ERW historian Rob Orrison made a pit stop in a residential neighborhood in Prince William County, Virginia. To the average traveler to the Ronald … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Preservation, Revolutionary War | Tagged 1781, comte de Rochambeau, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, King George III, King Louis XVI, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Prince William County, Robert Orrison, Siege of Yorktown, Virginia | 1 Comment

“Judiciously Designed and Vigorously Executed”: The March to the Dan River

Posted on September 2, 2019 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Daniel T. Davis. Last month, I heard Emerging Revolutionary War co-founder Phill Greenwalt remark “when you think about retreats, victory is a word that doesn’t come to mind.” The period of January 18 … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Personalities, Southern Theater | Tagged 1781, American Revolution, Banastre Tarleton, Battle of Cowpens, Battle of Guilford Court House, British Army, Crossing of the Dan, Daniel Morgan, Daniel T. Davis, Emerging Revolutionary War, Light Horse Harry Lee, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Nathanael Greene, North Carolina, Otho Holland Williams, Robert Orrison, South Carolina, southern campaign, southern campaigns of the american revolution, Southern Theater, Virginia | 1 Comment

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Phill Greenwalt

Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Seigneur de Vauban, and finally Marquis de Vauban, as one of his biographies begins, is probably not a household name to many enthusiasts of American history. Especially since he died on March 30, 1707 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Revolutionary War | Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, comte de Rochambeau, de Vauban, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Gloucester Point, Lord Charles Cornwallis, siege, Siege of Yorktown, siegecraft, Yorktown | Leave a comment

“De Kalb has died, as he has lived, the unconquered friend of liberty”

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Phill Greenwalt

On this date in 1780, Johann von Robias, Baron de Kalb, died of wounds received three days earlier during the Battle of Camden, South Carolina. de Kalb, born on June 19, 1721 in the Principality of Bayreuth, was in charge … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater | Tagged 1780, 1825, August 16, August 19, Baron DeKalb, Battle of Camden, Benjamin Franklin, British, Camden, Continental Army, Delaware, Emerging Revolutionary War, General Horatio Gates, George Washington, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Marquis de Lafayette, Marylanders, Phillip S. Greenwalt, South Carolina | 1 Comment

Visiting the Scene of Action: Battle of Camden

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Mark Wilcox

A reflection on the previous month’s exploration in South Carolina. August 16, 1780 would prove to be a devastating day for the American Army in the south, known as the “Grand Army” by its commander, Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Monuments, Photography, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized | Tagged Abraham Buford, American Battlefield Trust, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Andrew Jackson, Banastre Tarleton, Baron DeKalb, Battle of Camden, Battle of Fishing Creek, Battle of Waxhaws, Camden, Charles Baxley, David Reuwer, Emerging Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War Series, General Horatio Gates, Hallie Baxter, Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, Jim Piecuch, Lord Charles Cornwallis, South Carolina, Thomas Sumter | 5 Comments

Press Release: Victory at Yorktown

Posted on October 23, 2018 by erwpost

Breaking on Friday, the 237th anniversary of the surrender of British Lord Charles Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown, there was another victory. The American Battlefield Trust announced the successful acquisition of 49 acres of “hallowed ground associated with the 1781 battle.” The full … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, British Leadership, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater | Tagged 1781, American Battlefield Trust, Battle of Yorktown, George Washington, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Siege of Yorktown, Victory at Yorktown | Leave a comment