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March 10, 2026

Nicoll’s Regiment of Orange County New York

by Robert J. Walworth

Located along the western coast of the Hudson River just north of New York City, Orange County New York[1] was an active theater of...

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March 5, 2026

The Battle of Burke County Jail, Georgia

by Robert Scott Davis

A British writer wrote in 1781 that it was through individual obscure events that the conduct of the American Revolution was demonstrated across the...

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When Some Americans First Lost Their Constitution

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When Some Americans First Lost Their Constitution

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The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding

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