Tag: 47th Regiment of Foot

Posted on June 6, 2022May 30, 2022

A Very Fine Regiment: The 47th Foot During the American War of Independence, 1773–1783

BOOK REVIEW: A Very Fine Regiment: The 47th Foot during the American War of Independence, 1773-1783 by Paul Knight. (Warwick, UK: Helion Publishing, 2022) The author, Paul Knight, produced a history of the 47th Regiment in the broader context of evolution of the regiments in the British Army. This is a very dense work filled with […]

by Patrick H. Hannum

Posted on February 8, 2022February 7, 2022

Thomas Ditson: Puritan to Bumpkin to Patriot

The status of Thomas Ditson, Jr., as a minor hero of the American Revolution has more to do with the perception that he was an average, unpretentious farmer caught in the wrong place at the wrong time than with specific displays of courage. A deeper look at his activities reveals years of service first as […]

by Jane L. Green