Tag Archives: William Howe
ERW Weekender: Remember Paoli!
On the night of September 20, 1777, while encamped in Chester County, PA just outside Philadelphia, a division of American soldiers was defeated in a swift surprise attack by a slightly smaller British force. American propagandists, in an effort to … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Revolutionary War, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1777, 1779, Anthony Wayne, Battle of Paoli, British, Charles Gray, George Washington, Paoli Battlefield Historical Park, Philadelphia Campaign, War of 1812, William Howe
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Winning the Battles and Losing the War: A Review of Whispers Across the Atlantick: General William Howe and the American Revolution, by David Smith
(William Howe, Wikimedia Commons) David Smith, Whispers Across the Atlantick: General William Howe and the American Revolution, (NY: Osprey Publishing, 2017). If it’s true that George Washington lost all his battles, but won the war, then it’s equally true that … Continue reading
Fight for Osborne Hill
From a Pennsylvania State Historical Commission marker, one quickly can find out the importance of Osborne Hill to the Battle of Brandywine, fought on September 11, 1777. The hillside was the site of British General William Howe’s post in which … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Northern Theater, Preservation, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1777, Battle of Brandywine, Campaign 1776, Civil War Trust, George Washington, hmdb.org, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Historical Marker, Philadelphia, September 11, William Howe
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Review: Brandywine, A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777 by Michael C. Harris
In southeast Pennsylvania on September 11, 1777, the largest battle, by number of combatants, was fought between the British forces under Lord General William Howe and the Continental and militia forces under General George Washington. After the day long engagement, … Continue reading
Dorchester Heights
On a recent trip to Boston, I was shown by fellow Emerging Revolutionary War historian Rob Orrison, Dorchester Heights. One of my favorite quotes of the entire American Revolutionary War was in reference to the Continental Army’s move to fortify … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Continental Leadership, Monuments, National Park Service, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged 1776, Boston, Boston National Historical Park, Dorchester Heights, Fort Ticonderoga, George Washington, Henry Knox, William Howe
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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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