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Critical Thinking

The Odyssey and Irrelevance of John Adams

by Kevin Diestelow

John Adams is a singular figure in the history of the American Revolution. No founder contributed more to the Revolution while drawing less attention...

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Interviews

May 6, 2026

A Dispatches Special: Andrew Scott Wills on Music of the Revolutionary Frontier

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews musician Andrew Scott Wills of the band Hawken Horse. Through his love of history and music,...

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Prewar Conflict (<1775)

May 5, 2026

George Washington’s 1758 Friendly Fire Incident at Loyalhanna Creek

by Nathan Crissman

In the midst of the French and Indian War, with dusk settling over the Loyalhanna Creek and volunteer soldiers firing at shadows in the...

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The War Years (1775-1783)

April 30, 2026

A British Major’s Quixotic American Mission and True Loyalties

by Gene Procknow

In late 1775, Lord George Germain, the recently appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, opened a letter from a newly retired British Army...

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The War Years (1775-1783)

April 28, 2026

American Plans for a Fourth Invasion of East Florida

by Jim Piecuch

During the first four years of the War for Independence, the British-held province of East Florida was a large and painful thorn in the...

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