Author: Bjorn Bruckshaw

Bjorn Bruckshaw is a combat veteran who served with the 82nd Airborne Division, completed multiple combat deployments, and was wounded in action. He is a Revolutionary War researcher, writer, and dedicated enthusiast and advocate focused on overlooked engagements and irregular warfare in the northern theater. A native of Warwick, Rhode Island, he has a strong connection to the region’s Revolutionary history and a particular interest in Rhode Island units. He has participated in battlefield archaeology, including work at Saratoga, and brings a hands-on, field-based perspective to his research. He resides in New Hampshire with his daughter, Grace, an emerging Revolutionary War enthusiast, and their two boxers, Remi and Knox.

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The Death of Colonel Christopher Greene at Pine’s Bridge, May 1781

The death of Col. Christopher Greene of the Rhode Island Regiment during the Loyalist raid at Pine’s Bridge on the Croton River in May 1781 represents one of the most brutal and dramatic episodes of irregular warfare in the American Revolution. Drawing upon contemporary correspondence, eyewitness testimony, military reports, and later historical compilations, this surprise […]

by Bjorn Bruckshaw