Top 10 Articles of August 2014
byJournal of the American Revolution (JAR) takes great pride in its mission to be the leading source of information about the American Revolution and…
Journal of the American Revolution (JAR) takes great pride in its mission to be the leading source of information about the American Revolution and…
In a previous article I said that there are “times when a gun would have come in real handy” but there were no guns…
One of the lesser known but highly influential forces that kept the doctrines of the social contract, natural rights and the rule of law…
Book Review: American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman (ISBN 978-0-316-22102-3; 470 pages) concentrates on the months from…
By the start of the American Revolution, the British military was spread thinly across their global empire. Despite having tens of thousands of troops…
On March 11, 1776, George Washington, headquartered at the Vassal mansion in Cambridge, Massachusetts, issued the following General Order to his officers: “The General…
American Revolution Round Tables (ARRTs) are devoted to the study of all aspects of the American Revolution and Revolutionary War. Composed of historically-minded individuals,…
“The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment…
In the summer of 1775, Gen. George Washington fell victim to bad information about the Continental Army’s gunpowder supply. When he finally received accurate…
When it comes to Pennsylvania military hospitals during the Revolution apart from Philadelphia, Bethlehem has received a great deal of (appropriate) attention by scholars…
On August 14, 1775 some North Carolina colonial men, possibly as many as four dozen or so, met at the Tryon County courthouse. That…
Dear Mr. History: I’ve read about some duels of honor involving senior Continental Army officers and something doesn’t make sense to me; why were…
Book Review: Inventing Ethan Allen by John J. Duffy and H. Nicholas Muller III. Hanover and London: University Press of New England, 2014. Hardcover:…
The army that attempted to subdue rebellion in America in the 1770s and 1780s consisted primarily of soldiers from the British regular army. Although…
TURИ, the AMC cable network series that recently finished the 10th episode of its initial season, has been renewed for a second season of…