John Paul Jones and Thaddeus Kosciuszko: Encounter in Warsaw 1789
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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Casimir Pulaski and the Threat to the Upper Delaware River Valley
If January and February 1778 was Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski’s “Winter of his Discontent,”[1] then October through December 1778 was his “Autumn of Despair.”…
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Operations of the Queen’s Rangers: Foraging in New Jersey, February–March 1778
“Of the forty or more battalions of Loyalists, which enlisted in the service of the Crown during the Revolutionary war, none has been so…
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Elias Boudinot IV: America’s First Commissary General of Prisoners
“The prisoner of war is one of the most tragic figures in any conflict.”Larry G. Bowman[1] Various studies have placed the number of Americans…
The Affair At Egg Harbor: Massacre Of The Pulaski Legion
On the Topographic-Bathymetric Series Map, Eastern United States, 1:250,000, Wilmington: NJ 18-2 (1972) prepared by the United States Geological Survey located at grid WU5.5,…
Casimir Pulaski’s Difficulties in Recruiting his Legion
On March 14, 1778, Gen. George Washington sent the following recommendation to Congress concerning Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski, who on February 28 had resigned…
The Winter of His Discontent: Casimir Pulaski’s Resignation as Commander of Horse
Casimir Pulaski, an exiled Polish nobleman, through the influence of well-placed individuals in the French Court and based on his experience as the de…