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“Rev War Roundtable with ERW” Brandywine Campaign
The largest, in terms of military forces deployed, engagement in the American Revolutionary War occurred on September 11, 1777 in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Battle of Brandywine was a pivotal moment in the British campaign that captured the patriot capital in … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, British Leadership, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Hessian (German), Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Revolutionary War
Tagged Brandywine, Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates, Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort Mott State Park, George Washington, Germantown, Michael C. Harris, National Park Service, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Revolutionary War, Savas Beatie LLC
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African Americans Serving in the American Revolution
If you tuned into our “Rev War Revelry” with historian and author John U. Rees on Sunday, you may have heard him mention a few links and a blog where he adds information that did not make it into the … Continue reading
Announcing “Rev War Roundtable with ERW” on Zoom!
On April 19, 1775, Massachusetts militia and minutemen responded to the call of British Regulars, “redcoats” marching from Boston to the town of Concord. What ensued was the “shot heard around the world” at the North Bridge in that town. … Continue reading
General Edward Hand: The Squaw Campaign
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Eric Sterner. In February 1778, Brigadier General Edward Hand, commanding Continental forces at Fort Pitt on the American frontier, launched what may be one of the oddest campaigns of the American Revolution, more famous … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Campaigns, Memory, Personalities, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1774, 1782, 18th Royal Irish Regiment, American Revolutionary War, Edward Hand, Ireland, militia, Native Americans, Ohio, Ohio River, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Revolutionary War, Squaw Campaign, Wyandot
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Two Patriots: One Slave and One Free – James Armistead Lafayette and James Forten
Part Two by Malanna Henderson A hero who championed American independence was Revolutionary War hero James Forten; not particularly for what he did, but for what he didn’t do. At the tender age of fourteen, Forten became a prisoner of … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Civilian, Common Soldier, Monuments, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Slavery
Tagged 1776, 1781, African Americans, American Revolution, Continental Congress, Continental Navy, HMS Jersey, James Armistead Lafayette, James Forten, Nathanael Greene, New York, Prison Ship, Putnam, Quaker, Revolutionary War, William Howard Taft
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Sixth Annual Conference on the American Revolution
Is it too early to make plans for March? Never, right? Well, if you are looking forward to spring and want to mix in some Revolutionary War history, look no further than the America’ History LLC Conference the weekend of … Continue reading
Defending the New Nation: The Fredericksburg Gun Manufacturing Plant
Part Two by historian Malanna Henderson The financial direction of the gunnery was put into the hands of Fielding Lewis. Born into a wealthy family at Warner Hall in Gloucester County, Virginia in 1725, Fielding was the third son of … Continue reading
Finding The “Correct” Image of General Washington
I handed over a couple of one dollar bills to pay for my coffee. The image of George Washington caught my eye, and I smiled. It would be nice to relax for a moment and pick-up Valiant Ambition by Nathaniel … Continue reading
Daniel Boone
Full disclosure: Mr. Brown is a fan of the reviewer’s blog and I received a copy of the DVD for review purposes. Kent Masterson Brown is likely known to many readers as an author and historian of the War Between … Continue reading
Mercer’s Grenadier Militia
This is part two in the series by guest historian Drew Gruber. For part one, click here. On the morning of October 3, 1781, British Colonels Tarleton and Thomas Dundas led another expedition north towards Gloucester Courthouse and away from … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Civilian, Common Soldier, Memory, Monuments, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, Americans, Banastre Tarleton, British, British Legion, Continental, Dragoons, Duc de Luzun, French, George Washington, German Jaegers, Gloucester Militia, Gloucester Point, Johann Ewald, Mercer's Corps, Mercer's Grenadiers, Queen Rangers, Revolutionary War, Seawell's Ordinary, Simcoe's Queen Rangers, Virginia, Virginia militia, Welsh Fusiliers
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Emerging Revolutionary War Era 