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Conflict & War

John Trumbull Under Fire at the Battle of Rhode Island

by Christian McBurney

John Trumbull of Connecticut today is rightfully famous as a painter of Revolutionary War scenes. Some of his best paintings were enlarged by him...

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Interviews

April 15, 2026

This Week on Dispatches: Drew Palmer on Francis Marion’s Ambush at the Great Savannah

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Drew Palmer on how Francis Marion's daring raid on the Great Savannah in 1780,...

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The War Years (1775-1783)

April 14, 2026

An Obscure Fort and Battle at Brandon’s Bay, Long Island, 1782

by David M. Griffin

Although the Revolutionary War was winding down by the year 1782, there was still raiding across Long Island Sound between the British-Loyalists forces on...

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Reviews

April 12, 2026

The American Revolution at 250

by Kevin Diestelow

BOOK REVIEW: The American Revolution at 250: Twenty-Four Historians Reflect on the Founding edited by Francis D. Cogliano (University of Virginia Press, 2026) $32.95...

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Features

April 9, 2026

Colonel William Hill: Hero or Disgrace?

by Robert Ford

In the story of the Revolutionary War in the south, William Hill has long enjoyed the reputation of a true hero of the backcountry....

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