Christopher Gadsden

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People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), The War Years (1775-1783) March 24, 2021 March 20, 2021

John Rutledge: President of South Carolina, 1776–1778

by Eric Sterner

John Rutledge was born into Charleston’s elite in 1739 and by April 1775 had established himself as a defender of English rights in the…

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Politics During the War (1775-1783), Prisoners of War, The War Years (1775-1783) March 17, 2020 March 17, 2020

Trading Generals

by William M. Welsch

During the American Revolution, many players were removed from the chess board of war as a result of capture. From individual soldiers and sailors…

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Critical Thinking August 7, 2014 August 28, 2016

Duels of Honor

by Michael Schellhammer

Dear Mr. History: I’ve read about some duels of honor involving senior Continental Army officers and something doesn’t make sense to me; why were…

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1. John Fitzhugh Millar The American Invasion of Canada

Benedict Arnold could see in the summer of 1774 that when a war broke out the British could simply send troops down Lake Champlain from Canada and clamp a lid…
2. Darren Sharrocks The American Invasion of Canada

Good article and very interesting but the spelling and grammar needs correcting.
3. William Cooke The American Invasion of Canada

It may have been more appropriate to use the spelling Canadien to refer to the French-speaking inhabitants of the Province of Quebec during the Revolutionary War.