Tag Archives: Rev War Roundtable with ERW
“Rev War Revelry” The Battle of Iron Works Hill and the Thirteen Crucial Days
When one thinks of December 1776 in American Revolutionary War history, one’s mind immediately goes to Washington crossing the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton, fought on December 26th. Historians refer to that engagement as the beginning of the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged 1776, Adam Zelinski, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Iron Works HIll, Battle of Trenton, Emerging Revolutionary War, Hessians, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Ten Crucial Days
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“Rev War Revelry” The Battle of Princeton
On January 3, 1777, George Washington’s forces struck the British outside the town of Princeton, New Jersey. The battle culminated a ten-day period that would be crucial to the survival and eventual victory of American independence. As Emerging Revolutionary War … Continue reading
“Rev War Revelry” Discusses George Washington and John Adams with Tom Hand, Founder of Americana Corner
George Washington and John Adams, arguably, were America’s two most influential Founding Fathers. While General Washington was fighting for our country on the fields of battle, John Adams was fighting for it in the halls of the Continental Congress and … Continue reading
“Rev War Revelry” Author Interview: Andrew Waters
Like a modern-day Nathanael Greene or Edward Carrington, Andrew Waters spends his days trekking the waterways of the Carolina high country. Just like those famous military leaders, Andrew Waters does the surveying of these waterways and their tributaries for his … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Emerging Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged 1780, American Revolution, Andrew Waters, Edward Carrington, Emerging Revolutionary War, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Nathanael Greene, North Carolina, Race to the Dan, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, South Carolina
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“Rev War Revelry” Ladies Night & Loyalist Women
Earlier this year, three great historians, in their words, “took over” the “Rev War Revelry” in a discussion that they dubbed “Ladies Night.” That particular Sunday night historian happy hour was well received, so Emerging Revolutionary War historians Kate Gruber … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged American Revolution, Dr. Stephanie Walters, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Mason University, Kate Gruber, Loyalist, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Vanessa Smiley, Women, Women in War
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“Rev War Revelry” Visits Forts Lee & Washington
On both banks of the Hudson River, in 1776, sat two forts the patriots hoped would stop any British excursions up the waterway. Named for the top two military leaders of the Continental army–George Washington and Charles Lee–the fortifications both … Continue reading
“Rev War Revelry” The Winter that Won the War, Valley Forge
In June 1778, the Continental army marched out of their winter encampment in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and headed toward New Jersey in pursuit of the retreating British army. The past six months, from December 1777 to June 1778, ushered in … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Continental Congress, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War Series, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, Emerging Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War Series, George Washington, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Valley Forge, Valley Forge National Historical Park
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“Rev War Revelry” War on the Chesapeake!
The Star-Spangled Banner and the burning of Washington City are the enduring legacies of the 1814 Chesapeake Campaign. These two events provide contrasting impressions of the American experience in the War of 1812. One conjures up an image of an … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Monuments, War of 1812
Tagged baltimore, Battle of Bladensburg, Chesapeake Bay, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort McHenry, George Best, Nathan McDonald, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Star-Spangled Banner, War of 1812
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“Rev War Revelry” 18th Century Weaponry
Brown Bess. Grasshopper. Charleville. May seem like random names with no connection to the title of this post. On the contrary though, these names, be it nicknames or the actual name, of the firearm or artillery piece were all used … Continue reading
“Rev War Revelry”: The Battle of Alamance
The month of May will mark the 250th anniversary of a little known event that occurred in the North Carolina piedmont called the Battle of Alamance. This battle was the result of an uprising of western North Carolinians who were … Continue reading
