Author: Mark Edward Lender

Mark Edward Lender holds a PhD in American History from Rutgers University and is now Professor Emeritus of History at Kean University. He is an award-winning author or co-author of fourteen books, including Cabal! The Plot against General Washington. The Conway Cabal Reconsidered (Westholme, 2024). His latest title is War Without Mercy: Liberty or Death in the American Revolution (Osprey, 2025, with James Kirby Martin). Most recently, Lender served on the design team for the Army’s special 250th Anniversary Exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Army, Fort Belvoir.

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“To sport with Long’s carcass”: An Instance of Terror, Revenge, and Retribution

Prior to the outbreak of war at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, New Jersey had not been a hotbed of revolution. With open war, however, followed by the British invasion of 1776, civil strife engulfed the rebellious province. Patriots (Whigs) struck hard and fast against Loyalists, harassing and intimidating anyone suspected of allegiance to […]

by Mark Edward Lender