Tag Archives: Marquis de Lafayette
“Rev War Roundtable with ERW” Lays Siege at Yorktown
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
Lafayette at Brandywine
Marquis de Lafayette was a French aristocrat serving in the French army, and recently married, when the Revolution broke out in America. He followed events with interst, and was motivated to come and fight with the Americans. He arrived in … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, ERW Weekender, Monuments, Northern Theater, Personalities, Photography, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1777, Battle of Brandywine, Bert Dunkerly, Casimir Pulaski, Emerging Revolutionary War, French, George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, Michael C. Harris
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Interview with Tom Chaffin, author of Revolutionary Brothers, Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations
Last week, Emerging Revolutionary War‘s Phillip S. Greenwalt wrote a review of the above mentioned book. To find that review click here. Recently, through email, Emerging Revolutionary War had a chance to interview the author. The questions and his responses … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Emerging Revolutionary War
Tagged and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations, Book Review, Emerging Revolutionary War, ERW Book Reivew, Marquis de Lafayette, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Revolutionary Brothers: Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Jefferson, Tom Chaffin
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Review: Revolutionary Brothers, Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations by Tom Chaffin
Thomas Jefferson, Marquis de Lafayette, two household names from the American Revolutionary War. One the author of Declaration of Independence and one of the great political minds of the era. The other, a Frenchman, enamored with the ideals of the … Continue reading
Captain John Asbhy
Part Two Captain John Ashby and his fellow Virginians would face their greatest test of the war on the afternoon of September 11th, 1777 at the Battle of Brandywine. Following a wide flank march the bulk of the Crown forces … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Monuments, Northern Theater, Personalities, Preservation, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Battlefield Trust, American Revolution, Battle of Brandywine, Birmingham Meeting House, Captain John Ashby, Delaplane, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Johann Ewald, Marquis de Lafayette, Third Virginia Regiment, Travis Shaw, Turner Ashby, Virginia, Virginians, War of 1812, Warren Green Hotel
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Uncovering the Continental Army in Morristown
Approximately one month ago, I took a temporary detail assignment to Morristown National Historical Park. The national park preserves the winter cantonments of the Continental Army during the American Revolution; including the harshest winter, weather-wise, of the entire war, in … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Memory, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Continental Army, Continental Encampment, George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, Morristown, Morristown National Historical Park, National Park Service, New Jersey
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