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Oatmeal for the Foxhounds: Tarleton in Jericho
byAfter the fall of New York in 1776 Long Island became occupied territory for combined British and Loyalist forces during the remaining years of…
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George Washington’s 1781 Campaign Design Revealed
byGeorge Washington closed a July 31, 1788 letter to Noah Webster noting that Webster’s “desire of obtaining truth is very laudable, I wish I…
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General Samuel Parsons and the Tory
byDuring the Revolutionary War, there were numerous attempts to entice leaders of the American rebels to return to their British heritage. Members of Congress…
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The Strategy of Victory: How George Washington Won the American Revolution
byBook review: The Strategy of Victory: How George Washington Won the American Revolution by Thomas Fleming (Da Capo Press, 2017) [BUY NOW ON AMAZON]…
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Washington’s Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior: Outrageous Offenders
byLong before he became the father of his country, a young George Washington copied out 110 maxims governing appropriate conduct for young gentlemen. Handwritten…
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The Sad Account of Francis and Mary Archibald on the Maine Frontier
byIn the years prior to the American Revolution, plenty of opportunities awaited young Massachusetts men on the down east frontier, especially for those who…
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Personal Honor and Promotion Among Revolutionary Generals and Congress
byIn the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, the United States Congress ordered the Department of Defense to conduct a study aimed at wholesale overhaul…
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The Battle of Valley Forge
byThe name Valley Forge evokes strong emotions and memories that are indelibly embedded on the collective American psyche with legendary stories of immense misery,…
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George Washington: A Life in Books
byBook review: George Washington: A Life in Books by Kevin J. Hayes (Oxford University Press, May 2017) [BUY NOW ON AMAZON] In the introduction…
Franklin’s Secret Efforts to bring about Reconciliation
byBenjamin Franklin made two missions to London prior to the Revolution; the first from 1757 to 1762, the second from 1764 to 1775. In…
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The 1st Rhode Island Regiment and Revolutionary America’s Lost Opportunity
byAs the battered Continental Army encamped in Valley Forge for the winter of 1777-1778 after a year of setbacks and defeats, Gen. James Varnum,…
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Across the River: The Failure of the American Southern Strategy along the Savannah River
byHidden in the Nineteenth Century histories of Georgia is a likely answer to a question that has puzzled students of the American Revolution in…
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Stolen Honor: The Land Bounty of Midshipman Thomas Masterson
byThe pension and land bounty claim system in place for Revolutionary War veterans was wrought with problems; the tributes bestowed upon thousands of veterans…
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The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association
byIn recent decades, scholarship on the American Revolution has grown to include those largely excluded from the main narrative. Women, Native Americans, those of…
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Baptism of Fire, Brunswick, New Jersey, June 1777
byIn late May 1777 the new recruits in Col. Samuel Blachley Webb’s 9th Connecticut Regiment of the Continental Army mustered in a rough formation…
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JOIN, OR DIE: Political and Religious Controversy Over Franklin’s Snake Cartoon
byOn May 9, 1751, Benjamin Franklin published a satirical article in the Pennsylvania Gazette commenting on British laws that allowed convicted felons to be…
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From Savior to Accused in Just One Day: Captain Joseph Moulder
byGeneral Mercer was down, bludgeoned and bayoneted. Colonel Haslet was down too, shot through the head. Captain Shippin of the Continental Marines had fallen,…
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A Tribute to Founding Editor Todd Andrlik
byJournal of the American Revolution founder Todd Andrlik has moved on to other pursuits. Some of JAR’s early contributors reflect on his influence: The…
A Marriage Abandoned: Andrew Bruce and Henrietta Overing
byA chapter in Henrietta Overing Auchmuty’s life has been overlooked by history. Perhaps she would’ve wanted it that way, for it is a story…