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. Tim Reese The Spartans of Long Island

Tom, Fascinating stuff. Has your research disclosed positions of PA and MD troops in the vicinity of the Vechte-Courtelyou House (OSH) during the final phase of defense, specifically Atlee's battalion?…
2. Thomas Hogan What Killed Prisoners of War?—A Medical Investigation

Brian - Kudos for your focus on the plight of American prisoners during the Revolution. You have researched the topic thoroughly, and educated us all. I especially commend you for…
3. Dennis Ness The First Efforts to Limit the African Slave Trade Arise in the American Revolution: Part 3 of 3, Congress Bans the African Slave Trade

Three great articles. I have read about slavery during my colonial research. One item I found was the 1688 Germantown Quaker Petition against slavery. The movement started early in soon…