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The Great New York Fire of 1776
BOOK REVIEW: The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp. (New Haven: Yale University Press,…
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The Highs and Lows of Ethan Allen’s Reputation as Reported by Revolutionary-Era Newspapers
Ethan Allen’s prevailing reputation among the general population remains that of a daring hero, but has suffered in the eyes of recent historians. Casual…
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Charles Lee—The Continental Army’s Most Prolific Essayist General
Maj. Gen. Charles Lee’s substantial literary contributions to the American independence movement have been overshadowed by his challenging Gen. George Washington for Continental Army…
American Revolutionary War in the South
BOOK REVIEW: American Revolutionary War in the South: Further Reflections from a British Perspective in the Light of the Cornwallis Papers. Vol. 2 by Ian…
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Review: Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution
Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution by Michael D. Hattem (New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2021) In his new…
A Moonlighting British Army Surgeon
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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Countervailing Colonial Perspectives on Quartering the British Army
In the years leading up to the Revolutionary War, as the British Army repositioned its forces from western frontier posts into American cities, many…
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The Rebel and the Tory: Ethan Allen, Philip Skene, and the Dawn of Vermont
The Rebel and the Tory: Ethan Allen, Philip Skene, and the Dawn of Vermont by John J. Duff, H. Nicholas Muller III, and Gary G….
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Washington’s Revolutionary War Generals
Washington’s Revolutionary War Generals by Stephen R. Taaffe. Campaigns and Commanders Series, Volume 68. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2019). Selection, promotion and performance of…
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Revolutionary Networks: The Business and Politics of Printing the News, 1763–1789
Revolutionary Networks: The Business and Politics of Printing the News, 1763-1789 by Joseph M. Adelman (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019) An explosion of new…
Benedict Arnold and James Wemyss: Similar Experiences Contrasting Legacies
Often, a person’s legacy is defined by decisions made at pivotal moments rather than a lifetime of previous accomplishments. The is especially true for…
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Unlocking the Mystery of Ten Revolutionary Generals’ Signatures
Documents that contain the original signatures of more than one Continental Army general are rare. During the eight years of the Revolutionary War, generals…
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Unlikely General: Mad Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America
Book Review: Unlikely General: Mad Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America by Mary Stockwell (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2018). BUY THIS BOOK…
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Crossroads of the Revolution: Trenton, 1774–1783
Book Review: Crossroads of the Revolution: Trenton, 1774 – 1783 by Larry L. Kidder. (Lawrenceville, NJ: Knox Press, 2017) BUY THIS BOOK FROM AMAZON Gene Procknow…
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Victory or Death: The Battles of Trenton and Princeton, December 25, 1776-January 3, 1777
Book Review: Mark Maloy. Victory or Death: The Battles of Trenton and Princeton, December 25, 1776-January 3, 1777. Emerging Revolutionary War Series. (El Dorado…
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Revolutionary Rookies
Performing as a general atop an independent command is the most difficult military assignment and for which prior experience critically fosters improved strategic and…
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Personal Honor and Promotion Among Revolutionary Generals and Congress
In the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, the United States Congress ordered the Department of Defense to conduct a study aimed at wholesale overhaul…
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Slavery through the Eyes of Revolutionary Generals
Generally when people think about slavery in the United States, they harken back to the Civil War period when Northern states had abolished slavery…
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Strong Ground: Mount Independence and the American Revolution
Book Review: Strong Ground: Mount Independence and the American Revolution by Donald H. Wickman and The Mount Independence Coalition (The Mount Independence Coalition, 2017) [BUY NOW]…
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Continental Army Major Generals: The Best Biographies
George Washington biographies abound and the number continues to grow with at least fifteen new memoirs published in 2017. In fact, historian and Washington…
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Theaters of the American Revolution: Northern, Middle, Southern, Western, Naval
Book review: Theaters of the American Revolution: Northern, Middle, Southern, Western, Naval by James Kirby Martin, Mark Edward Lender, Edward G. Lengel, Charles Neimeyer, Jim…
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Did Generals Mismanage the Battle of Brooklyn?
Outmaneuvering and overwhelming the Patriots during the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn, the British won a huge victory by executing a daring night march around…
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Lafayette: An acerbic tongue or an incisive judge of character?
A truly French and American hero, Marquis de Lafayette, a nineteen-year-old nobleman without significant military or political experiences, joined the fledgling American Revolution at…
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General Israel Putnam: Reputation Revisited
Entering the American Revolution, Israel Putnam enjoyed an esteemed reputation as a courageous warrior and an accomplished military officer. Putnam earned this repute through…
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Burnishing Revolutionary Reputations
Winston Churchill: “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” Almost without exception present day military commanders have heeded Winston…
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A Revolutionary Guide to Arlington Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery’s founding story is well known. During the American Civil War, Union forces occupied Robert E. Lee’s 1000-acre estate on the Potomac…
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After Yorktown: The Final Struggle for American Independence
Book Review: After Yorktown: The Final Struggle for American Independence by Don Glickstein (Westholme Publishing, November 2015). Key tenets of America’s founding ethos are…
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Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution
Book Review: Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution by Kathleen DuVal (New York: Random House, 2015). Increasingly, historians are interpreting…
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How the British Won the American Revolutionary War
No, I have not lost my mind. Of course, the Americans won their freedom from British rule. However, what started in 1775, as an…
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British Fascination with Ethan Allen
The American public’s interest in Ethan Allen as a “larger than life” folk hero during and since the American Revolution is well documented.[1] After…
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Franklin’s Failed Diplomatic Mission
Benjamin Franklin’s Revolutionary War diplomatic successes have been well chronicled. He was instrumental in persuading King Louis XVI to enter into a military alliance…
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Top 5 Foreign Continental Army Officers (Other Than Lafayette)
At the war’s outset, there was a dearth of proven military leadership within the thirteen colonies severely limiting the Continental Army’s ability to engage…
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Inventing Ethan Allen
Book Review: Inventing Ethan Allen by John J. Duffy and H. Nicholas Muller III. Hanover and London: University Press of New England, 2014. Hardcover:…
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Seth Warner or Ethan Allen: Who Led the Green Mountain Boys?
The legendary stories of Ethan Allen and Vermont’s Green Mountain Boys have long been part of American folklore. Their heroically described exploits are fabled…
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Top 10 American Loyalist Officers
Many historical accounts over look the impact of American loyalist military leaders and their revolutionary war contributions to the British cause. 50,000 or more…
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Ethan Allen: Patriot, Land Promoter or Turncoat?
The Controversy In the region we call Vermont today land claims were vociferously contested between settlers from New York and from New Hampshire during…