Tag Archives: Southern Theater

Rise and Fight Again for Southern Revolutionary History

Posted on June 9, 2019 by

From our friends at American Battlefield Trust (ABT). To learn more about the ABT, click here. At stake are 31 acres associated with two Southern Campaign Revolutionary War battlefields, Hanging Rock in South Carolina and Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina. At … Continue reading →

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ERW Weekender: Cornwallis House

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

In the quaint South Carolina town of Winnsboro, a few miles off of current Interstate-77 sites a two-story stands one of the oldest dwellings in a town founded by Richard Winn of Virginia a few years before the start of … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Kings Mountain, From Those Who Were There

Posted on October 4, 2016 by

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back historian Bert Dunkerly. The accounts below come from Mr. Dunkerly’s book on the battle. The battle of Kings Mountain was an intense, one-hour battle fought just below the North Carolina-South Carolina border.  The October 1780 … Continue reading →

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Campaign 1776 Updates

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

Our friends at Campaign 1776, an initiative of the Civil War Trust,  have passed along a few important updates from their very busy September. First, another installment of their very popular “In4” video series sheds light on the Battle of … Continue reading →

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Defense in Depth as a Revolutionary War Battlefield Tactic

Posted on July 14, 2016 by

Part Three (click here for first two installments) Determined to avenge his embarrassing defeat at Cowpens, Lt. Gen. Charles Lord Cornwallis set his army out in a determined pursuit of the American army. Knowing that he was too weak to … Continue reading →

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Part 2: The Defense in Depth as a Revolutionary War Battlefield Tactic

Posted on June 9, 2016 by

For part one, click here.  Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan, the “Old Wagoner,” as he was known, commanded a light infantry corps assigned to Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene’s southern army. Morgan met with Greene in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 3, … Continue reading →

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The Defense in Depth as a Revolutionary Battlefield Tactic

Posted on June 2, 2016 by

Part One of Four  As a general statement, most people don’t think of the Revolutionary War as a testing ground for battlefield tactics. That assumption would not be correct. In fact, the Revolutionary War proved beyond doubt that traditional European … Continue reading →

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