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Top 10 Articles of March 2015
byThis was a momentous month for Journal of the American Revolution. Yesterday, we officially announced our new book series with Westholme and the first…
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New Book Series on the American Revolution Launching in Early 2016
byThe Journal of the American Revolution (http://allthingsliberty.com) is launching a new book series on the American Revolution in partnership with Westholme Publishing, LLC. The…
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Sir Henry Clinton Attempts to Save the Convention Army
byIn late October of 1777, America celebrated its first capture of a British Army; General Horatio Gates had defeated General Sir John Burgoyne near…
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5 Great Intelligence Successes
byGood Revolutionary War commanders understood the value of intelligence on their adversaries. The great eighteenth century military theorist Marshal de Saxe, who was on…
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4 Infamous Intelligence Failures
byBattles are complicated events where conflicting or unclear information can confuse even good generals. Here are some examples of when American intelligence systems failed,…
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The Impact of Jonathan Carver’s Journal and Maps
byCaptain Jonathan Carver’s Reconnaissance Captain Jonathan Carver was hired in August 1766 as a surveyor and draughtsman by Major Robert Rogers, the newly appointed…
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The Revolution’s Last Men: The Soldiers Behind the Photographs
byBook Review: The Revolution’s Last Men: The Soldiers Behind the Photographs by Don N. Hagist (Westholme Publishing, 2015). In 1864, The Last Men of…
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Fort Franklin: Tory Bastion on Long Island Sound
byFollowing their victory at the Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn) on August 27 1776, the British established their headquarters in New York City where…
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10 Disabled British Pensioners
byWars were fought by soldiers, but it is the campaigns and commanders that are remembered and studied. This is a shame because the soldiers…
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A Posture of Defense: Virginia’s Journey from Nonimportation to Armed Resistance
byA month into the historic 1774 meeting of the 1st Continental Congress, delegates John Adams of Massachusetts and Richard Henry Lee of Virginia sparked…
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Invading America: The Flatboats that Landed Thousands of British Troops on American Beaches
byAmphibious operations, which involve landing troops and supplies from the sea to the land, are extremely difficult and require special techniques, close coordination between…
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Jim Piecuch and Ray Raphael Join Journal of the American Revolution Editorial Board
byJournal of the American Revolution (JAR) is 27 months old. Already. It’s growing up so fast. And thanks to an ever-increasing cadre of contributors…
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First Annual Conference: American Revolution in the Mohawk Valley
byThe Fort Plain Museum, in the heart of upstate New York, is proud to announce its “First Annual Conference on the American Revolution in the…
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British Fascination with Ethan Allen
byThe American public’s interest in Ethan Allen as a “larger than life” folk hero during and since the American Revolution is well documented.[1] After…
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The Mecklenburg Declaration In Revolutionary War Pension Applications
byIn Hershel Parker’s excellent article in the October 2014 Journal of the American Revolution (“Fanning Outfoxes Marion”) he makes reference to an important research…
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Tides and Tonnage: A Different Take on the Boston Tea Party
byThe story of the Boston Tea Party has been told and retold endlessly. It has become a part of American mythos. On the evening…
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Spies in Revolutionary Rhode Island
byBook Review: Spies in Revolutionary Rhode Island by Christian M. McBurney. History Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1626197244, softcover, 158 pages, illustrated. The last few years…
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10 Quotes on Tyranny
byThe world has seen many a tyrant from Genghis Khan to Hitler. At all times, people have had an impression of what made one…
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General Who?
byWhen historians think of Continental generals of the Revolutionary War, many familiar names come to mind. Henry Knox, who rose from a bookseller to…
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The Complete Continental Cartridge Cannister Chronicles
byBy the fall of 1777, the15th Virginia Regiment had been involved in some of the toughest fighting of the American Revolution—the engagements in northern…
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Washington’s Second Christmas Day Attack
byFrom the intelligence provided by his New York and New Jersey spies, General Washington believed, early in 1777, that General Howe would eventually strike…