The Journal of Thomas Anderson, Delaware Regiment, Part 2, April 1781–April 1782
byThomas Anderson’s journal, covering May 1780 through April 1782, has been lost, but a nineteenth century transcription resides in the Peter Force Collection of…
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British Soldiers Wounded at Eutaw Springs
byAfter the Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina on September 8, 1781, the commander of the British forces reported, among other casualties 313 rank…
This Week on Dispatches: David Price on the Battle of Eutaw Springs
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews historian, author, and JAR contributor David Price on the Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina, September 8, 1781,…
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Eutaw Springs and the Ambiguity of Victory
byThe Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina, on September 8, 1781 was the last major open-field battle of the Revolutionary War and perhaps its…
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Easy as Falling Off a Horse
byHorses have been used for transportation for thousands of years, but have caused countless injuries and deaths. There is a saying that the only…
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A Demographic View of North Carolina Militia and State Troops, 1775–1783
byAfter nearly a quarter of a millennium, what do we really know about the militia and state troops that served during the Revolutionary War?…
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Certain British and British American Actors in the Southern Theater of the War
byThis article supplements one of mine that appeared in the Journal of the American Revolutionin November 2016.[1] Based partly on The Cornwallis Papers,[2] it…
This Week on Dispatches: Stephen John Katzberg on Mapping the Battle of Eutaw Springs
byOn this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer speaks with electrical engineer and JAR contributor Stephen John Katzberg on the significance of the Battle of Eutaw…
The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Misfortune: The Fall of Fort Motte
byThe Revolutionary War in the Carolinas after the fall of Charleston was a great arena of war with hundreds of small battlefields. Some were…
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Mapping the Battle of Eutaw Springs: Modern GIS Solves a Historic Mystery
byWhen dealing with available sources to investigate questions related to historical events, the researcher has at his disposal a limited set from which to…
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Shenandoah Martyr: Richard Campbell at War
byThere is no dignity in being forgotten. A case in point is Virginia Lt. Col. Richard Campbell, a Continental officer who died bravely for…
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The Road to Charleston: Nathanael Greene and the American Revolution
byThe Road to Charleston, Nathanael Greene and the American Revolution by John Buchanan (University Press of Virginia, 2019) John Buchanan’s latest account of the southern theater…
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Francis Marion at the Battle of Eutaw Springs
bySeptember 8, 1781 Francis Marion is best known for his leadership in the partisan war of 1780-1781, during which he and his volunteer militia…