Out of the Office: Returning April 10
byJust as many schools are going on spring break now, so is Journal of the American Revolution. We will be taking a short hiatus…
March, 2017
Top 10 Articles of March 2017
byDid you hear the news? Two awesome American Revolution museums are opening in the next 30 days, providing the bookends of an epic Philadelphia to…
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Fort Anne: Remembering the Continental Army’s First Stand Against Burgoyne
byBurgoyne’s campaign of 1777 has been termed a turning point in the American Revolution.[1] Marked by the Continental Army’s victories at the battles of…
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A Republic of Wool: Founding Era Americans’ Grand Plans for Sheep
byOnly 1,457 pounds of wool? George Washington was astonished. He had 568 sheep, so that meant the recent shearing at Mount Vernon and his…
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The prowess of American riflemen: a mystery now solved
byIn his Colonel George Hanger to all Sportsmen, and particularly to Farmers and Gamekeepers (London, 1814) Hanger retails a diverting anecdote about the prowess…
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Country Crowds in Revolutionary Massachusetts: Mobs and Militia
byPeter Oliver, the Crown-appointed Chief Justice of provincial Massachusetts, knew how to discredit popular protest. Mindless and incapable of acting on their own, crowds…
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From Slaves to Soldiers: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution
byBook review: From Slaves to Soldiers: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution by Robert A. Geake (Westholme, 2016) [BUY NOW ON AMAZON]…
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Experience, Policies, Failures: President Washington & the Native Americans
byExperience had taught George Washington a great many things. His father had passed away at a young age, denying him the chance for the…
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Henry Defendorff: A Very Intelligent Man
byHenry Defendorff enlisted as a sergeant in Christopher P. Yates’s Tryon County company of the 2nd New York Provincial Battalion commanded by Col. Goose…
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The 100 Best American Revolution Books of All Time
byOur readers are avid consumers of history, continually hunting for the next great book about the Revolutionary War. And there’s no shortage of options….
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Lafayette: An acerbic tongue or an incisive judge of character?
byA truly French and American hero, Marquis de Lafayette, a nineteen-year-old nobleman without significant military or political experiences, joined the fledgling American Revolution at…
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Benedict Arnold’s Phantom Duel
byThough he was just twenty-two years of age, Walter Stirling already possessed enviable social advantages. He had powerful family connections and enormous personal wealth….
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Admiral Rodney Ousts the Jews from St. Eustatius
byAn incongruous spectacle greeted a scorching Caribbean sun that shone upon a stone quay. Tall slim palms seemed to wave a mournful farewell while…
Retro 70’s Revolutionary War Tees Now Available in JAR Shop
byBrand new! Retro 70s Revolutionary War t-shirts have finally arrived in our JAR shop. More than 30 new vintage tees are now available and…
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Must See! Massive New American Revolution Museum at Yorktown Opens March 2017
byMark your calendars! The grand opening celebration of the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is March 23-April 4, 2017, officially launching the impressive new…
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The American Revolution Reborn
byBook review: The American Revolution Reborn, edited by Patrick Spero and Michael Zuckerman (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016) [BUY NOW ON AMAZON] For decades,…