This Week on Dispatches: David M. Griffin on the Brooklyn Line Forts of 1776
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews architect and JAR contributor David M. Griffin on his research to determine the possible appearance and…
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“To Huts”: British Winter Cantonments around New York City
byThe British Occupation of the New York City region during the Revolutionary War was the longest continuous occupation of any area of the entire…
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Death Had Almost Lost Its Sting: Disease on the Prison Ship Jersey
by“There, rebels, there is a cage for you.”[1] Forced to row under guard of British marines, a boatload of captured American sailors approached the…
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4 Infamous Intelligence Failures
byBattles are complicated events where conflicting or unclear information can confuse even good generals. Here are some examples of when American intelligence systems failed,…