Battle of Golden Hill

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Loyalists, Patriots, Prewar Politics (<1775) August 20, 2020 August 14, 2020

Countervailing Colonial Perspectives on Quartering the British Army

by Gene Procknow

In the years leading up to the Revolutionary War, as the British Army repositioned its forces from western frontier posts into American cities, many…

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Prewar Conflict (<1775) October 21, 2014 August 28, 2016

The Battle of Golden Hill – Six Weeks Before the Boston Massacre

by Bob Ruppert

On June 4, 1766, the New York Sons of Liberty gathered in a field, later known as the Commons, to celebrate the birthday of…

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1. Editors Colonel Daniel Hitchcock of Rhode Island

The image is not intended to depict David Hitchcock; it simply represents an event at which he was present. There is no known likeness of Hitchcock.
2. Mary H. Kozak The Winter of His Discontent: Casimir Pulaski’s Resignation as Commander of Horse

Mr. Wroblewski, I enjoyed reading the history of Casimir Pulaski. I was surprised to read that he apparently was a "difficult" leader and demanded everything be done his way. I'm…
3. John Concannon Colonel Daniel Hitchcock of Rhode Island

I'll link to this article re Daniel Hitchcock from my notes at Gaspee.org. The image above, is there any provenance to say it depicts Col. Hitchcock specifically?