Guilty of Desertion? James White, 7th (Royal Fusiliers) Regiment
byIn today’s trial, see if you agree with the court’s verdict and sentence. In determining guilt, the court considered several factors: was the man…
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Guilty of Desertion? Daniel Holliwell, 33rd Regiment of Foot
byDesertion was a capital crime, but it was up to a general court martial, a board of thirteen officers, to determine the defendant’s guilt…
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Guilty of Desertion? Hubert Römer, 22nd Regiment of Foot
byIf a British soldier was absent without leave, he might be charged with desertion; if caught, he could be tried by a general court…
Guilty of Desertion? John Sullivan, 5th Regiment of Foot
byIn this second trial, see if you agree with the court’s verdict and sentence. In determining guilt, the officers of the general court martial…
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Guilty of Desertion? Charles Hanley, 4th (King’s Own) Regiment
byThis week JAR Editor Don N. Hagist presents the testimony from five British desertion trials held during the American Revolution. For each trial, see…
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Communities Divided: Massachusetts, January to March 1775
byOn January 1, 1775, Charles Stockbridge visited his neighbor’s house in Hanover, Massachusetts, twenty five miles south of Boston. He heard a rumor that…
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The Counterbalance: Explaining James Madison
byThe charge was leveled often in his own time, as it has been ever since: James Madison is and was a hypocrite—a man inconstant…
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Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero
byBook Review: Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero by Christian Di Spigna (Crown Publishing: 2018)….
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Skulking Shots on the Flank: The Skirmish at Cane Creek
byThe October 7, 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain is likely familiar to those even casually interested in the American Revolution. For those who look…
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The American Farmer in the Eighteenth Century: A Social and Cultural History
byBook Review: The American Farmer in the Eighteenth Century: A Social and Cultural History by Richard L. Bushman (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, May…
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The Death and Resurrection of Major John Andre
byJohn Andre’s body hung in silence for thirty minutes before being taken down. It was placed carefully in a simple open coffin crudely painted…
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New Additions to the JAR Team
byManaging Editor Don N. Hagist is pleased to announce two new additions to the Journal of the American Revolution’s editorial team. Adrian Rutt, who most…
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A Visit to Old Fort Mercer on the Delaware
byA motorist travelling northbound through New Jersey along Interstate 295, which tracks the east bank of the Delaware River from the Delaware Memorial Bridge,…
A Second Bonaparte: Searching for the Character of Alexander Hamilton
byThomas Jefferson, that American Sphinx,[1] is perhaps Alexander Hamilton’s only rival within the high pantheon of the founding generation for enigma. Hamilton’s character recalls…
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Unlocking the Mystery of Ten Revolutionary Generals’ Signatures
byDocuments that contain the original signatures of more than one Continental Army general are rare. During the eight years of the Revolutionary War, generals…
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Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father
byBook review: Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father by Peter Stark (HarperCollins, 2018). BUY THIS BOOK FROM AMAZON Peter Stark’s…
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War Horses Gone Astray
byThe American Revolution’s armies got their horsepower from horses. These animals carried cavalrymen into battle, pulled cannons, carts and wagons of all description, hauled…
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Justifying Revolution: Law, Virtue, and Violence in the American War for Independence
byBook Review: Justifying Revolution: Law, Virtue, and Violence in the American War for Independence, Glenn A. Moots and Phillip Hamilton, eds. (University of Oklahoma…