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Captain James Willing’s Mississippi Raid, Part 2
Willing’s next target was the town of Manchack upon which he descended “so rapidly that they reached the Settlements without being discovered.”[1] On the 23rd, Willing’s advance parties captured the 250-ton British sloop Rebecca, with sixteen 4-pounders and six swivels.[2] … Continue reading
Captain James Willing’s Mississippi Raid, Part 1
In 1778, Captain James Willing and his crew sailed and rowed the bateaux Rattletrap down the Ohio River to the Mississippi. A “left” turn of sorts then took them down the Mississippi all the way to the Gulf of … Continue reading
The Revolution’s Southwest Front
Emerging Revolutionary War is honored to welcome back historian Robert “Bert” Dunkerly. During a trip to Mobile, Alabama for some Civil War research, I came across a fascinating and lesser-known aspect of the American Revolution. When I travel, I always … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadians, American Independence, American Revolution, Baton Rouge, Bernando de Galvez, British, Fort Charlotte, Fort Conde, George Rogers Clark, Mobile, New Orleans, Pensecola, Spanish, United States, West Florida
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