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How the British Won the American Revolutionary War
byNo, I have not lost my mind. Of course, the Americans won their freedom from British rule. However, what started in 1775, as an…
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The Final Theaters, the Final Fights
byThe British defeat at Yorktown in October 1781 did little to convince those fighting that peace was near. Gen. George Washington pleaded with his…
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Fanning’s Bloody Sabbath as Traced by Alexander Gray
byOn March 10, 1782, Colonel David Fanning led a band of vengeful Loyalists on a path of slaughter and arson in northern Randolph County,…
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The Impact of Jonathan Carver’s Journal and Maps
byCaptain Jonathan Carver’s Reconnaissance Captain Jonathan Carver was hired in August 1766 as a surveyor and draughtsman by Major Robert Rogers, the newly appointed…
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Propaganda Warfare: Benjamin Franklin Fakes a Newspaper
by“The Press, Watson, is a most valuable institution, if you only know how to use it,” said the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.[1] Benjamin Franklin…
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Anthony Wayne’s 1782 Savannah Campaign
byIn the minds of many people the surrender at Yorktown in the fall of 1781 brought the Revolutionary War to a close. However, the…
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Who Really “Crossed the T” in the Battle of the Saintes?
byWhen de Grasse’s fleet left Yorktown for the Caribbean on November 4, 1781, he was already planning how to pursue the second objective of…
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Washington Authorizes Plan to Kidnap Future King
byIn my recent book, Kidnapping the Enemy: The Special Operations to Capture Generals Charles Lee and Richard Prescott (Westholme Publishing, 2013), I focus on…
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Financial Hero?
byThe American Revolution was fought not only by soldiers, seamen and politicians; it was also fought by civilians. Some of these civilians bore arms; others provided supplies; still others such as Haym Salomon fought with their wits and their administrative skills.