Critical Thinking
March 19, 2026
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
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
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
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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