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Ten Crucial Days, Five Crucial Factors
The “Ten Crucial Days” winter campaign of 1776-1777 reversed the tide of war just when Washington’s army appeared near collapse. Beginning with the Christmas…
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Hobkirk Hill: A Major Minor Battle
The Battle of Hobkirk Hill (or Hobkirk’s Hill), sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of Camden, remains one of the less prominent engagements…
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Eutaw Springs and the Ambiguity of Victory
The Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina, on September 8, 1781 was the last major open-field battle of the Revolutionary War and perhaps its…
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Perspectives on the Ten Crucial Days of the Revolution
The “Ten Crucial Days” winter campaign of 1776-1777 reversed the momentum of the War for Independence at a moment when what George Washington termed…
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The Significance of John Cadwalader
In 1776, John Cadwalader was a thirty-four-year-old merchant and prominent member of the Philadelphia gentry who had risen to command the volunteer militia known…
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Edward Hand’s American Journey
It has been said of Edward Hand that he was “the stuff of which the hard core” of Washington’s army was made.[1] Indeed, he may…
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The Battle of Mamaroneck
The Battle of Mamaroneck, known to some as the “Skirmish of Heathcote Hill,” was one of the most obscure military engagements of the Revolution…
Thomas Knowlton’s Revolution
The story of Thomas Knowlton in the American Revolution is brief but meaningful. He was only thirty-five at his death, arguably a full-fledged hero…
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When War Came to the Thompson-Neely Farmstead
Gen. George Washington did not sleep here but many of his soldiers did—that is, on the grounds or nearby. The historic site known today…