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Features, Political Philosophy, Reviews November 4, 2020 November 2, 2020

The Routledge Guide to Paine’s Rights of Man

by Jett Conner

The Routledge Guide to Paine’s Rights of Man by Frances A. Chiu (London & New York: Routledge, 2020) The American Revolution, John Adams famously wrote…

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Critical Thinking, Features, Postwar Politics (>1783) November 3, 2020 November 1, 2020

If George Washington had not Run for President . . . ?

by Editors

This month we asked our contributors: If George Washington had not run for President in 1789, who would you like to have had as…

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Engineering and Technology, Historic Sites, People, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) November 2, 2020 November 1, 2020

Thomas Machin and His Chains

by Bevis Longstreth

Thomas Machin claimed to be a British-trained engineer. His record of achievements in the United States suggests the claim was true. Most of his…

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Battles, Features, Interviews, Strategy November 1, 2020 November 1, 2020

This Week on Dispatches: Travis Copeland on the Battle of Shallow Ford

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews postgraduate historian student and JAR contributor Travis Copeland on his recent article about the Battle of Shallow…

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Culture, Historic Sites, Memorials, Patriots October 29, 2020 October 25, 2020

Ten Patriot Soldier Gravesites

by Damien Cregeau

A previous article featured ten graves of Americans who served in the Revolutionary War, chosen primarily because of their elaborate monuments. Most of them…

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Frontier, Loyalists, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), The War Years (1775-1783) October 28, 2020 October 25, 2020

The Connolly Plot

by Eric Sterner

During the Revolutionary War, Pittsburgh was a place of constant political and economic intrigue, double-dealing, subversion, back-stabbing, disloyalty, and treachery. One of the earliest…

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Critical Thinking, People, Primary Sources October 27, 2020 October 25, 2020

Alexander Hamilton’s Missing Years: New Discoveries and Insights into the Little Lion’s Caribbean Childhood

by Ruud Stelten and Alexandre Hinton

Alexander Hamilton’s life has been documented extensively and his exploits as an adult are well known. His early childhood, however, has long been a…

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Features, Law, Reviews October 26, 2020 October 25, 2020

The Trials of Allegiance

by Ken Daigler

The Trials of Allegiance: Treason, Juries, and the American Revolution by Carlton F. W. Larson (New York : Oxford University Press, 2019) Whether you describe the…

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Features, Interviews, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783) October 25, 2020 October 25, 2020

This Week on Dispatches: John E. Happ on the Role of Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais in American Independence

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor John E. Happ on the enigmatic Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais. Best known today for his plays, The…

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Culture, Medicine, People, The War Years (1775-1783), Theater October 22, 2020 October 18, 2020

A Moonlighting British Army Surgeon

by Gene Procknow

During the American War of Independence, the British Army officer corps routinely relegated its surgeons and physicians to a secondary status among its ranks….

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Illness and Disease, Medicine, The War Years (1775-1783) October 21, 2020 October 18, 2020

Starting from Scratch: Combating “the Itch”

by Joseph Lee Boyle

Although it may not have been fatal, scabies brought more patients to British Army hospitals during the Seven Years’ War than any other condition,…

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News October 21, 2020 October 20, 2020

The JAR Annual Volumes, Now All Back in Stock

by Editors

We are pleased to announce that all six of the on-going series of uniform annual volumes, beginning with 2015, are now once again available….

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People, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) October 20, 2020 October 18, 2020

The Marauder and Malefactor of Maine

by Louis Arthur Norton

The vast eastern province of Massachusetts, now the state of Maine, was the site of some important military events during the Revolutionary War. Several…

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Battles, Features, Reviews, The War Years (1775-1783) October 19, 2020 October 25, 2020

The 10 Key Campaigns of the American Revolution

by Gabriel Neville

The 10 Key Campaigns of the American Revolution edited by Edward G. Lengel (Washington, D.C: Regnery, 2020). Edward Lengel begins this book with a remarkable…

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Features, Interviews, People, Prisoners of War, The War Years (1775-1783) October 18, 2020 October 18, 2020

This Week on Dispatches: Alex White on the Revolutionary Story of Thomas White

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor and University of Wisconsin-Madison employee Alex White on discovering his ancestor’s experience as an officer…

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Letters and Correspondence, Preservation, Primary Sources, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) October 16, 2020 October 16, 2020

Oscar Bredenberg and the Lost Battle of Valcour Island Letter

by C. E. Pippenger

One of the greatest thrills for any historian is coming upon an important but little-known document, either through one’s own research or the work…

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Critical Thinking, People, The War Years (1775-1783) October 15, 2020 October 16, 2020

Ethan Allen’s Mysterious Defeat at Montreal—Reconsidered

by Mark R. Anderson

On September 25, 1775, three weeks into the American invasion of Canada, the legendary Ethan Allen fought a fierce battle outside Montreal with about…

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People, Postwar Conflict (>1783), Postwar Politics (>1783) October 14, 2020 October 11, 2020

John Paul Jones and Thaddeus Kosciuszko: Encounter in Warsaw 1789

by Joseph E. Wroblewski

During September–October 1789, two heroes of the American War of Independence, both members of the Society of Cincinnati, were in the Polish capital of…

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Historic Sites, The War Years (1775-1783) October 13, 2020 October 11, 2020

The American Revolution in Alexandria, Virginia: Upheaval in George Washington’s Hometown

by Kieran J. O'Keefe

Alexandria, Virginia, is well known as George Washington’s hometown, but its role during the American Revolution is not widely understood. Like the rest of…

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Strategy, The War Years (1775-1783) October 12, 2020 October 12, 2020

Britain’s Last Throw of the Dice Begins—the Charlestown Campaign of 1780

by Ian Saberton

By the close of 1779 British possessions in the revolted colonies were confined in the north to New York City, Long Island, and Penobscot….

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Features, Interviews, People October 10, 2020 October 10, 2020

This Week on Dispatches: Robert Scott Davis on Margaret Eustace and the American Revolution

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews historian, author, and JAR contributor Robert Scott Davis on Georgian socialite and possible British spy, Margaret Eustace,…

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Loyalists, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), The War Years (1775-1783) October 8, 2020 October 27, 2020

The Outlaw Cornelius Hatfield: Loyalist Partisan of the American Revolution

by Eric Wiser

The war for all practical purposes was over when hostilities ended with a cease fire negotiated by the Americans, British, French, and Spanish in…

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Features, Reviews, The War Years (1775-1783) October 7, 2020 October 4, 2020

“Virginia Makes the Poorest Figure of Any State”: The Virginia Infantry at the Valley Forge Encamplent, 1777–1778

by Michael Cecere

“Virginia Makes the Poorest Figure of Any State”: The Virginia Infantry at the Valley Forge Encampment, 1777-1778 by Joseph Lee Boyle (Clearfield, 2019) Joseph Lee…

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Arts & Literature, Audiovisual, Features, Reviews October 6, 2020 October 6, 2020

Ranking American Revolution Films and Television

by John Knight

Given movies and television are the great American art form, the American Revolution has been poorly served by filmmakers. Though it was one of…

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Law, People, The War Years (1775-1783) October 5, 2020 October 4, 2020

Colonel Henry Jackson Accused by His Junior Officers of Misconduct at the Battle of Monmouth Court House

by Christian M. McBurney

In my study of Major General Charles Lee, who commanded Continental Army troops at the fascinating Battle of Monmouth Court House, I argue that…

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Audiovisual, Espionage and Cryptography, Features, Historic Sites, Interviews, People October 4, 2020 October 4, 2020

This Week on Dispatches: Bridget Barbara on Retracing the Steps of Benedict Arnold and John André

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews video producer and JAR contributor Bridget Barbara on her recent video following footsteps of John André and…

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Critical Thinking, Pension Records, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) October 1, 2020 September 29, 2020

A Demographic View of North Carolina Militia and State Troops, 1775–1783

by Douglas R. Dorney, Jr.

After nearly a quarter of a millennium, what do we really know about the militia and state troops that served during the Revolutionary War?…

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People, Prewar Conflict (<1775), Prewar Politics (<1775) September 30, 2020 September 29, 2020

Thomas Pownall, Governor of Massachusetts, January 1759–1760

by Bob Ruppert

On May 7, 1757, Thomas Pownall sailed from England for Boston to take his post as the governor of Massachusetts. Aboard the ship was…

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Battles, The War Years (1775-1783) September 29, 2020 October 3, 2020

The Battle of Shallow Ford, October 14, 1780

by Travis Copeland

In September 1780, writing from Hillsborough, North Carolina, just one month after the disastrous defeat at Camden, Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates penned a disconcerted…

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Diplomacy, Economics, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Strategy September 28, 2020 September 27, 2020

Clarifying Beaumarchais

by John E. Happ

At the dawn of the American Revolution, France and Britain had been coexisting under a treaty of friendship since about 1765. Traded like properties…

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Features, Interviews, Memorials, People September 27, 2020 September 27, 2020

This Week on Dispatches: Damien Cregeau on Ten Revolutionary War Patriot Graves

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and JAR contributor Damien Cregeau about ten notable graves and memorials honoring Patriots, from George Washington…

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Critical Thinking, Strategy, The War Years (1775-1783) September 24, 2020 September 25, 2020

The Mysterious March of Horatio Gates

by Andrew Waters

Following the American surrender at Charleston on May 12, 1780, the Continental Army’s “Southern Department” was in disarray. Taken prisoner that day were 245…

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Beyond the Classroom, Features, Reviews, Strategy, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) September 23, 2020 October 16, 2020

The Shores of Tripoli: A Strategy Game

by Timothy Symington

The Shores of Tripoli: A Strategy Game by Kevin Bertram (Fort Circle Games: Washington, DC) Recently I was fortunate to be asked to review a…

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Illness and Disease, Strategy, The War Years (1775-1783), War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) September 22, 2020 September 24, 2020

The British Invade Nicaragua: The San Juan Expedition

by George Kotlik

According to Andrew Jackson O’ Shaughnessy, the San Juan Expedition was among “the most ambitious enterprises of the American Revolutionary War.”[1] In 1779, after Spain’s…

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Features, Historic Sites, Interviews, Preservation, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) September 21, 2020 September 21, 2020

This Week on Dispatches: Rand Mirante on Fort Mifflin on the Delaware

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews author and JAR contributor Rand Mirante on the history of Fort Mifflin, the Revolutionary War-era fort on…

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Illness and Disease, Medicine, Prisoners of War September 21, 2020 September 20, 2020

What Killed Prisoners of War?—A Medical Investigation

by Brian Patrick O'Malley

Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic medical descriptions. Throughout the Revolutionary War, prisoners learned that dysentery accompanied starvation. Confined to the prison ship Jersey in…

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War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) September 17, 2020 September 15, 2020

Battle of the Saintes

by Will Monk

We often think that the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, and the surrender ceremony of October 19, 1781, was the effective end to fighting in…

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Features, Interviews, People September 16, 2020 September 14, 2020

Contributor Close-Up: Timothy Symington

by Editors

What inspired you to start researching and writing about the Revolution? I have always had a desire to learn about history.  I was the…

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Constitutional Debate, Economics, Law, Politics, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Postwar Politics (>1783), Prewar Politics (<1775) September 15, 2020 September 14, 2020

The First Efforts to Limit the African Slave Trade Arise in the American Revolution: Part 3 of 3, Congress Bans the African Slave Trade

by Christian M. McBurney

In October 1774, in a stunning and radical move, delegates of the First Continental Congress signed a pledge for the thirteen mainland colonies not…

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