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Critical Thinking

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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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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The War Years (1775-1783)

March 17, 2026

Thomas and Peter Costner at Ramour’s Mill: Fact or Fiction?

by Justin Stacy

As anyone who studies history will know, history is seldom a linear account of one fact after another. It’s a series of stories that...

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Letters and Correspondence

March 16, 2026

The Revolutionary War Letter You Were Never Supposed To See

by Katie Turner Getty

In May 1775, a letter was sent to British General Thomas Gage in Boston the likes of which had never been received before. The...

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Critical Thinking

March 12, 2026

Isaiah Thomas and the Declaration of Independence

by Sherman Lohnes

Worcester, Massachusetts, claims to be the site of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in New England. A bronze star and...

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