Fishermen and Foxhunters: Washington’s “Gentlemen of Fortune”
Before Lexington and Concord, before there was any need for an army, and before men found themselves beholden to the dictates of military service…
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Revolutionary “Last Words”
The last, dying words of many of history’s renowned figures were often inconsistently recorded. Those identified below from people who were famous during the…
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Thomas Gage Reconsidered: When Law Interferes with War
You have sent General Gage, who is a man of great abilities, to quell the disturbances in that country, which I am sure he…
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George Washington’s “Baker Master”
I, poor creature, worn out with scribbling, for my Bread and my Liberty, low in Spirits and weak in Health, must leave others to…
Major Christopher French, Prisoner of War
When a party is formed within the State which ceases to obey the sovereign and is strong enough to make a stand against him,…
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10 Facts About Prisoners of War
Co-authored with Don N. Hagist An inevitable facet of warfare is prisoners. During the American Revolution, thousands of soldiers and sailors were captured by…
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7 Gold Medals of America’s Revolutionary Congress
Of the many thousands of soldiers and seamen serving during the Revolutionary War, only a select few were singled out by the Continental Congress…
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Plotting the ‘Sacricide’ of George Washington
There are two versions of how the plot to murder George Washington first came to light in June 1776, precisely at the moment a…
Under his Vine and Fig Tree
They shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid. Micah 4:4 Out at Flushing…
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The Groton Riots of 1781
On Tuesday, October 9, 1781, at 5:00 that afternoon, as an American flag unfurled over Grand Battery 13A at Yorktown, George Washington personally set…