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Conflict & War

March 26, 2026

Surprise Attack at Great Savannah

by Drew Palmer

Francis Marion has long been celebrated as one of America’s best partisan guerrilla commanders. The nature of Marion’s tactics, such as hit and run...

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The New Dominion: Virginia’s Land in The Northwest

Postwar Politics (>1783)

March 24, 2026

The New Dominion: Virginia’s Land in The Northwest

by Gabriel Neville

Major Abraham Kirkpatrick was not one to mince words. “There is a few of them Damned Cherokees,” he reported in July 1784, “near 40...

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Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America

Reviews

March 22, 2026

Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America

by Kelly Mielke

BOOK REVIEW: Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America by Karin Wulf (Oxford University Press, 2025). $35.00 Hardcover. In Lineage: Genealogy...

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Coup D’oeil: William Washington at the Battle of Cowpens

Critical Thinking

March 19, 2026

Coup D’oeil: William Washington at the Battle of Cowpens

by Dr. Lee F. McGee

Introduction The actions of the cavalry at the Battle of Cowpens on January 17, 1781 have been particularly difficult to understand. Previous researchers have...

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This Week on Dispatches: Steven Bier on the Hessian Troops at the Battle of Trenton

Interviews

March 18, 2026

This Week on Dispatches: Steven Bier on the Hessian Troops at the Battle of Trenton

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author Steven Bier on what he found out when researching the Hessian troops who fought at...

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Surprise Attack at Great Savannah

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