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. Russell Hopp Ten Graves of Patriot Spies

I wonder if anything in the spy game is known about Elijah Townsend. There is a statement about his post war: Ludington was sociable and often in his retirement met…
2. Mike Barbieri “Good and Sufficient Testimony:” The Development of the Revolutionary War Pension Plan

I suspect the vast majortiy of differences in service dates between governmental records and veterans' accounts came from foggy memories. These guys are trying to recall events from forty or…
3. HENRY T. PAISTE, III Skirmish at James’s Plantation: Victory and Defeat for Benedict Arnold in Virginia

AMAZING COLLECTION OF INFORMATION REF.ARNOLD IN VIRGINIA - AND LATER ON. NEEDS TO BE READ THREE OR FOUR TIMES -- TO "DIGEST" THE MAIN POINTS OF THIS "VAST WORK"... NICELY…