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The Revolutionary War Origin of the Whistleblower Law
The so called “whistleblower law” had a salty source. It did not emanate from the shrill sound of a boatswain’s pipe, but rather a…
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Joshua Barney, the Hyder-Ally‘s Triumph, and its Aftermath
One of the most colorful men to seek and earn an officer’s commission in the Continental Navy was Joshua Barney. He was a man…
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The Battle between Bonhomme Richard and Serapis
Author’s note: Continental Navy midshipman Nathaniel Fanning’s eyewitness account of the American Revolution’s most famous naval battle is among the most detailed available. This…
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The Revolutionary War’s Most Enigmatic Naval Captain: Pierre Landais
One American Revolutionary War naval captain, Pierre Landais, appeared paranoid and somewhat deranged. Landais was a French merchantman lieutenant who trafficked arms to America…
The Battle of Beaufort
South Carolina, by several measures, was the most affluent and economically important pre-revolutionary British colony in North America. Largely agrarian and sparsely settled, it…
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The Connecticut Captivity of William Franklin, Loyalist
War, an odious invention of man, attempts to portray the enemy as subhuman, unworthy of normal sympathy. Civilized societies respected the sanctity of human…
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Admiral Rodney Ousts the Jews from St. Eustatius
An incongruous spectacle greeted a scorching Caribbean sun that shone upon a stone quay. Tall slim palms seemed to wave a mournful farewell while…
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Captain Gustavus Conynham: America’s Successful Naval Captain or Accidental Pirate?
Shortly after the onset of the Revolutionary War, Americans started to harass British commercial shipping close-to-home. One ship captain who engaged in this type…