This Week on Dispatches: William H. J. Manthorpe on the Dewees Family
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor William H. J. Manthorpe on the Dewees family and their contributions to the Patriot cause….
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This Week on Dispatches: Eric Wiser on the Abraham Clark and William Livingston Rivalry
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Eric Wiser on the bitter political rivalry between Abraham Clark and William Livingston. New episodes…
This Week on Dispatches: Victor J. DiSanto on the Fidelity Medallion
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Victor J. DiSanto on the Fidelity Medallion presented to Isaac Van Wart and the other…
This Week on Dispatches: Benjamin George on George Washington’s Information War
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Benjamin George on how George Washington used information tactically and strategically to manipulate the course…
This Week on Dispatches: Ray Raphael on Whether the Declaration of Independence was Signed on July 4, 1776
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author, historian, and JAR Editorial Board member Ray Raphael on the memories of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and…
This Week on Dispatches: William M. Welsch on the Battle of Petersburg
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor William Welsch on the importance of the overlooked battle of Petersburg, April 25, 1781. New…
This Week on Dispatches: Douglas R. Dorney, Jr. on Lord Cornwallis, Defender of American and British Liberty?
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Douglas R. Dorney, Jr. on his recent article about how Lord Cornwallis has been viewed by…
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,…
This Week on Dispatches: Alexandra I. Griffeth on Patrick Henry and Hanover County, Virginia
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews history student and Virginia Army National Guard employee Alexandra I. Griffeth about historic sites in Hanover County,…
This Week on Dispatches: Shawn David McGhee on George Washington’s “Rules of Civility”
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and JAR contributor Shawn David McGhee on the mystery of George Washington’s “Rules of Civility.” New…
This Week on Dispatches: Eric Sterner on the Engagement Between the Glasgow and the Fledgling Continental Navy
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author and JAR contributor Eric Sterner on the April 1776 engagement between the British vessel Glasgow and the raw…
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This Week on Dispatches: Don N. Hagist on the new JAR annual volume and the Website
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author and JAR managing editor Don N. Hagist on the new 2023 Annual Volume and updates on…
The Week on Dispatches: John Settle on Col. Abraham Buford’s Virginia Battalion
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews history teacher and JAR contributor John Settle on the fascinating story of Col. Abraham Buford and his…
This Week on Dispatches: Mike Matheny on Remembering Horatio Gates
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Mike Matheny on the highs and lows of General Horatio Gates’s career and reputation. New…
This Week on Dispatches: J. L. Bell on the Secrets of Samuel Dyer, Part II
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR Associate Editor and historian, J. L. Bell on Samuel Dyer, a person few have heard of,…
This Week on Dispatches: J. L. Bell on the Secrets of Samuel Dyer, PART I
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR Associate Editor and historian, J. L. Bell on Samuel Dyer, a person few have heard of,…
This Week on Dispatches: Mark R. Anderson on a Tragic Accident at Fort Anne
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Mark R. Anderson on an accidental shooting at Fort Anne and its consequences that he uncovered…
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This Week on Dispatches: Stuart Lyall Manson on Securing Provisions for American Loyalists in the Upper Saint Lawrence
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews independent Canadian historian and JAR contributor Stuart Lyall Manson on his fascinating research into the political and…
This Week on Dispatches: Scott M. Smith on Luke Day, Forgotten Leader of Shays’s Rebellion
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Scott M. Smith on Luke Day who, along with Job Shattuck and Daniel Shays, led…
An Interview with Bob Thompson, author of Revolutionary Roads
byOn a special episode of Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author Bob Thompson on his latest book, Revolutionary Roads. New episodes of Dispatches are available for…
This Week on Dispatches: Chris Yohn on the Big Runaway
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Chris Yohn, on his research about how settlers in the Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna valley were able…
This Week on Dispatches: Gene Procknow on Ethan Allen and Revolutionary-Era Newspapers
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Gene Procknow on the reputation of Ethan Allen as reported in newspapers of the day….
This Week on Dispatches: Benjamin L. Carp on Capt. Abraham Van Dyck and Military Justice
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews distinguished historian, author, and JAR contributor Benjamin L. Carp on his discovery of two separate encounters between…
This Week on Dispatches: James M. Deitch on Johann Rall at the Battle of Trenton
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor James M. Deitch on whether Hessian commander Johann Rall’s failure at Trenton was due to…
This Week on Dispatches: Norman S. Poser on The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author Norman S. Poser on his new book, From the Battlefield to the Stage: The Many Lives…
This Week on Dispatches: John Settle on the 9th Virginia Regiment
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews history teacher and JAR contributor John Settle on the story of the 9th Virginia Regiment, the Eastern…
This Week on Dispatches: H. Allen Skinner on Nathanael Greene’s Grand Southern Strategy
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author, US Army civilian historian, and JAR contributor H. Allen Skinner on how Nathanael Greene developed a…
This Week on Dispatches: Michael Cecere on the French Army in Williamsburg
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author, historian, and JAR contributor Michael Cecere on the French occupation of Williamsburg, Virginia, after the British…
This Week on Dispatches: Jett Conner on the Evolution of Thomas Paine’s Thoughts on Democracy
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews political scientist and JAR contributor Jett Conner on how Thomas Paine, once opposed to some of John…
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This Week on Dispatches: John E. Happ on Benjamin Franklin and the American Legacy in Paris
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor John E. Happ on the commemorations to Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution that can…
This Week on Dispatches: Chip Langston on Captain James Morris
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Chip Langston on the life of Captain James Morris of the Connecticut Light Infantry who…
This Week on Dispatches: David Otersen on Algernon Sidney and the American Revolution
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor David Otersen on the influence of political philosopher Alergnon Sidney on Thomas Jefferson, John Adams,…
This Week on Dispatches: Eric Sterner on Britain, Russia, and the Armed Neutrality of 1780
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author and JAR contributor Eric Sterner about an important international repercussion of the British war in America:…
This Week on Dispatches: Shawn David McGhee on the First Partisan Application of the Electoral College
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and JAR contributor Shawn David McGhee explains how a plot was devised to unseat Vice President…
This Week on Dispatches: Patrick H. Hannum on Virginia’s 1775 Regular Company-Level Military Structure
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Patrick H. Hannum on his research to determine the leadership and deployment of Virginia’s military…
This Week on Dispatches: Sarah Swift on Searching for Samuel Babcock’s Military Service
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews actor, research, and JAR contributor, Sarah Swift on her research on the service record of Loyalist Samuel…
This Week on Dispatches: William W. Reynolds on the Yorktown Surrender Documents
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor William W. Reynolds on his examination of the surrender documents from Yorktown discovering differences between…
This Week on Dispatches: Louis Arthur Norton on Justice, Deterrence, and Revenge during the American Revolution
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews emeritus professor of history and JAR contributor Louis Arthur Norton on the use of capital punishment and…
This Week on Dispatches: Damien Cregeau on Colonel Daniel Hitchcock of Rhode Island
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Damien Cregeau on the contributions of Daniel Hitchcock, a Rhode Island officer who led New…