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Conflict & War

May 21, 2026

Captain James Wood, Diplomat

by Eric Sterner

On August 17, 1775 Capt. James Wood returned to his home in Winchester, Virginia from a month-long diplomatic mission to the Native American nations...

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Why Haldimand and Washington Fought Different Intelligence Wars

Espionage and Cryptography

May 19, 2026

Why Haldimand and Washington Fought Different Intelligence Wars

by Ryan L. Wagner

Gen. George Washington has long stood at the center of the American Revolution’s intelligence story, but every commander, British and American, in North America...

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Escape from Yorktown

The War Years (1775-1783)

May 14, 2026

Escape from Yorktown

by Nicholas R. Marsella

The 1781 defeat of British forces at Yorktown Virginia is often cited as the pivotal battle of the American Revolution, winning American independence. General...

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This Week on Dispatches: Gene Procknow on Apollos Morris and His Attempt at Diplomacy

Interviews

May 13, 2026

This Week on Dispatches: Gene Procknow on Apollos Morris and His Attempt at Diplomacy

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Gene Procknow on wealthy Irish landowner Apollos Morris's little-known attempt to broker peace between...

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The Death of Colonel Christopher Greene at Pine’s Bridge, May 1781

The War Years (1775-1783)

May 12, 2026

The Death of Colonel Christopher Greene at Pine’s Bridge, May 1781

by Bjorn Bruckshaw

The death of Col. Christopher Greene of the Rhode Island Regiment during the Loyalist raid at Pine’s Bridge on the Croton River in May...

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Captain James Wood, Diplomat

Captain James Wood, Diplomat

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Why Haldimand and Washington Fought Different Intelligence Wars

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Escape from Yorktown

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Many years ago, I had a conversation with the United States Records...
Ryan, Excellent article! You provided some great contrasting information documenting a part...
A great article on an oft neglected “theater” of the War. It...
This is a great article! Your discussion of Adams’s lack of historiographic...
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