Top 10 Articles of June 2014
byFollowing such a cold and snowy winter, Journal of the American Revolution used the beginning of summer as a good excuse to temporarily slow…
June, 2014
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“Light Horse Harry” Lee in the War for Independence
byBook Review: “Light Horse Harry” Lee in the War for Independence by Jim Piecuch and John Beakes. Charleston, SC: The Nautical and Aviation Publishing…
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Baron de Kalb’s Last Campaign
byIn 1777, Baron Johann de Kalb sailed to America from Bordeaux with the Marquis de Lafayette and a number of French officers who all…
The Three Guides
byIn November 1776, a British army under Lieutenant-General Sir William Howe was on the offensive, having successfully driven American forces off of Manhattan island…
George Washington Makes the Case for a Boycott
byThe news that many dreaded reached Virginia in May 1774. The British parliament, determined to punish the inhabitants of Boston for the destruction of…
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William Lee & Oney Judge: A Look at George Washington & Slavery
byGeorge Washington was a slave owner for his entire life, a fact that surprises many of his fellow citizens more than 200 years after…
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The Service of Colonel William Campbell of Virginia
byColonel William Campbell was the quintessential commander for the tough, independent-minded riflemen who formed the militia units from Campbell’s home in the mountains of…
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Explaining Pennsylvania’s Militia
bySince writing several articles for this journal about the role of Pennsylvania’s militia in America’s War for Independence, I’ve received a lot of confused…
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Protecting the Empire’s Frontier
byBook Review: Protecting the Empire’s Frontier: Officers of the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot during Its North American Service, 1767-1776. Steven M. Baule….
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A Dark Day in the Revolution
byIn the tumult of the military revolution that forms the backdrop of most study of the War of Independence, it’s easy to forget that…
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An Elegant Dinner with General Washington at Valley Forge Headquarters
byOn the afternoon of April 5, 1778, four feisty women, accompanied by an escort, Israel Morris, boarded their coach in British-occupied Philadelphia and set…
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Dipping into our Archives
byWith a steady flow of new readers stopping by our online history magazine we thought we’d dip into our archives and surface a few…
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Wrecked in a Thousand Pieces:
Loss of Martha
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When the Maryland Loyalists, a Provincial regiment, marched out of Philadelphia along with the rest of the British Army in June 1778, it mustered…
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The Talented Major Tallmadge
byBenjamin Tallmadge is currently enjoying a burst of posthumous fame. Most of the attention given him in recent publications and the AMC series Turn…
Under his Vine and Fig Tree
byThey shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid. Micah 4:4 Out at Flushing…