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Critical Thinking, Logistics, Primary Sources, Strategy, The War Years (1775-1783) April 12, 2022 April 11, 2022

George Washington’s 1775 Leadership Advice to William Woodford: Did He Listen?

by Patrick H. Hannum and Frederick R. Kienle

Gen. George Washington’s well-crafted November 10, 1775 letter to Col. William Woodford contains some timeless pearls of military wisdom, guidance, and advice.[1] Washington’s instructive…

Features, Historic Sites, News December 17, 2018 December 16, 2018

Recognizing the Skirmish at Kemp’s Landing

by Patrick H. Hannum

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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1. Bob Ruppert King Frederick the Great and the American Colonies—Mit Complimenten Aweissen

Thank you for catching the misspelling. I typed it incorrectly. These were the words that King Frederick wrote in the margin of a letter, dated October 6, 1777, that Schulenberg…
2. Bruce Venter Fort Ticonderoga, The Last Campaigns

I think Pat Hannum does justice to Mark Lender's new book on Fort Ticonderoga in his review, but he omitted mentioning a major character in the book for the year…
3. Robert A Selig King Frederick the Great and the American Colonies—Mit Complimenten Aweissen

Salut - with all due respect but as far as I know "aweisen" is not a German word. If this is a quote I suspect the original reads: "abweisen", but…