Mark R. Anderson, Author at Journal of the American Revolution

Mark R. Anderson

Mark R. Anderson is an independent historian and retired U.S. Air Force officer. He earned his B.A. in history from Purdue University and his M.A. in military studies from American Military University. He is the author of The Battle for the Fourteenth Colony: America’s War of Liberation in Canada, 1774-1776; The Invasion of Canada by the Americans, 1775-1776: As Told through Jean-Baptiste Badeaux’s Three Rivers Journal and New York Captain William Goforth's Letters; and contributed an essay to The 10 Key Campaigns of the American Revolution.

Critical Thinking, Memoir, People, The War Years (1775-1783) December 31, 2020 January 4, 2021

Ethan Allen’s “Motley Parcel of Soldiery” at Montreal

When Ethan Allen described his defeat and capture outside Montreal at Longue Pointe on September 25, 1775, he observed that “it was a motley…

Critical Thinking, People, The War Years (1775-1783) October 15, 2020 October 16, 2020

Ethan Allen’s Mysterious Defeat at Montreal—Reconsidered

On September 25, 1775, three weeks into the American invasion of Canada, the legendary Ethan Allen fought a fierce battle outside Montreal with about…