Recognizing the Skirmish at Kemp’s Landing
November 10, 1775 was an important day in both Great Britain and America. Lord George Germain assumed duties as the Secretary of State for…
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The Second Battle of Cowpens: South Carolina vs. Winchester, Virginia
On January 17, 1781, at Cowpens, South Carolina, Gen. Daniel Morgan solidified his position as an iconic Revolutionary War figure with his decisive victory…
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George Washington’s 1781 Campaign Design Revealed
George Washington closed a July 31, 1788 letter to Noah Webster noting that Webster’s “desire of obtaining truth is very laudable, I wish I…
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The Strategy of Victory: How George Washington Won the American Revolution
Book review: The Strategy of Victory: How George Washington Won the American Revolution by Thomas Fleming (Da Capo Press, 2017) [BUY NOW ON AMAZON]…
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The Battle of Great Bridge: Preserving the Site, Honoring the Soldiers
An interview with Lin Olsen, Executive Director, Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways History Foundation Question: Why is preserving the Great Bridge Battlefield important? We…
Norfolk, Virginia, Sacked by North Carolina and Virginia Troops
If the headline of a January or February 1776 edition of any North American Tory newspaper read, “Norfolk, Virginia, Sacked by North Carolina and…
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What Remains: Searching for the Memory and Lost Grave of John Paul Jones
Book Review: What Remains: Searching for the Memory and Lost Grave of John Paul Jones by Robert Hornick (University of Massachusetts Press, 2017) [BUY NOW…
Commodore Lewis/Louis Warrington, France’s Revolutionary Gift to America
While France and the United States have always exchanged gifts representative of their support of democratic ideals, not all the gifts were between statesman…
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America’s First Continental Army Combat Casualty
Reflecting on the service of American soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines this past Veteran’s Day prompted an interesting question: Who was the first Continental…
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Command and Control During the Yorktown Campaign
The definitions of joint command of land, maritime, air and other forces as practiced by the United States military today were unknown to those…
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Washington’s Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution
Book review: Washington’s Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution by Patrick K. O’Donnell (Atlantic Monthly…
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New Light on Battle Casualties: The 9th Pennsylvania Regiment at Brandywine
Recognizing the contributions and sacrifices of all combat veterans from any war is a meaningful American tradition. On June 2, 2015, the President of…