Dark Voyage: An American Privateer’s War on Britain’s Slave Trade
byBOOK REVIEW: Dark Voyage: An American Privateer’s War on Britain’s African Slave Trade by Christian McBurney (Yardley, PA: Westholme, 2022) In Dark Voyage: An American…
October, 2022
This Week on Dispatches: Eric Sterner on Britain, Russia, and the Armed Neutrality of 1780
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author and JAR contributor Eric Sterner about an important international repercussion of the British war in America:…
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One Man’s Campaign against Smallpox: James Thacher, M.D., Continental Army Physician
byJames Thacher’s contribution to the history of smallpox and to the Revolutionary War has not been fully appreciated. In the historical scholarship, his tireless…
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The Motion to End the War with the American Colonies, February 22, 1782
byOn December 12, 1781, a motion to end the war with the American colonies and to grant them their independence was introduced in the House…
Britain, Russia, and the Armed Neutrality of 1780
byLike a rock dropped into a smooth pond, the American Revolution spread ripples across the European world. French and Spanish entry into the war…
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Providence Merchant John Brown Gets Rich Privateering in 1776 and 1777
byThroughout the churning tides of 1776 and 1777, John Brown, a prominent a prominent merchant from Providence, Rhode Island, amassed a fortune by investing…
This Week on Dispatches: Shawn David McGhee on the First Partisan Application of the Electoral College
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and JAR contributor Shawn David McGhee explains how a plot was devised to unseat Vice President…
The British Entry Into, and Occupation of Charlotte, September 26 to October 14, 1780
byThe first objective in Lt. Gen. Earl Cornwallis’s first invasion of North Carolina was the capture of Charlotte. He intended to establish a post…
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The American Revolutionary War in the West Museum Exhibit
byRecently, JAR interviewed author Stephen L. Kling, Jr. about the American Revolutionary War in the West Museum Exhibit at the St. Charles County Heritage…
This Week on Dispatches: Patrick H. Hannum on Virginia’s 1775 Regular Company-Level Military Structure
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Patrick H. Hannum on his research to determine the leadership and deployment of Virginia’s military…
“Characters Pre-eminent for Virtue and Ability”: The First Partisan Application of the Electoral College
byScholars typically cast the outcome of the second presidential election as either a forgone conclusion or a non-event.[1] After all, George Washington ran unchallenged…
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Anthony Wayne’s Repulse at Bull’s Ferry, July 21, 1780
byGeneral Anthony Wayne was one of the most capable generals in the Continental Army and is perhaps best remembered for his successful surprise attack that…
This Week on Dispatches: Sarah Swift on Searching for Samuel Babcock’s Military Service
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews actor, research, and JAR contributor, Sarah Swift on her research on the service record of Loyalist Samuel…