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Christmas 1776
In preparation for an upcoming publication by Emerging Revolutionary War’s historian Mark Maloy, I was doing some light reading about the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. That is when I came across the following quote by the late Albert Chestone; “The … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Memory, Northern Theater, Personalities
Tagged 1776, Albert Chestone, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Trenton, Christmas, Christmas 1776, Crossing the Delaware, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Mark Maloy, Trenton, Washington Crossing the Delaware
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North Jersey American Revolution Round Table
Two of the most significant battles of the war happened in the state of New Jersey; Trenton and Princeton. The harshest winter of the war for the Continental Army was at Morristown, New Jersey. Maybe it is only fitting that … Continue reading
The Greatest Leaders of the American Revolution You Have Never Heard Of
A fisherman by trade before the war, the savior of the American Continental Army during the war on two occasions, and returned to civilian life with personal, physical, and economic hardships because of the war. That one line could simply … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Continental Leadership, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged American Revolution, Battle of Saratoga, Boston, Brooklyn Heights, Crossing the Delaware, Daniel Glover, George Washington, Marblehead, Princeton, Trenton, William Howe
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Christmas, 1776
On Christmas, 1776, George Washington took the greatest gamble of the American Revolution, up to that date. On that cold and snowy night, with an ice-clogged river, and an army teetering on the verge of disintegration, the American commander led … Continue reading
James Monroe at War
Part One Emerging Revolutionary War is honored to welcome guest historian Scott H. Harris, Director of the James Monroe Museum. It is one of the great exploits of the American Revolution. On the night of December 25, 1776, General … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Revolutionary War
Tagged 3rd Virginia Continentals, Battle of Trenton, Brandywine, College of William and Mary, Continental Army, Crossing the Delaware, Fredericksburg, George Washington, George Weedon, Germantown, Harlem Heights, James Monroe, James Monroe Museum, Long Island, Lord Stirling, Monmouth Court House, Revolutionary War Wednesdays, Scott Harris, Trenton, Valley Forge, William Alexander, William Washington
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