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The French Army in Williamsburg, Virginia, 1781–1782
byFor most of 1781, the inhabitants of Williamsburg lived in a constant state of anxiety. Already economically devastated by the loss of the state…
Comte de Grasse
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Mismatch off Charleston: The Privateer Congress vs. HMS Savage
by“One of the most creditable actions of this war in which an American privateer was engaged took place on September 6, 1781.”—Edgar Stanton Maclay,…
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Prelude to Yorktown: Washington and Rochambeau in New York
byThe months leading up to the Battle of Yorktown in October 1781 are often glossed over in histories of the Revolutionary War. But they…
This Week on Dispatches: Patrick Hannum on the Meeting of the Three Commanders
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews historian, decorated Marine veteran, and JAR contributor Patrick Hannum on the historic meeting between George Washington,…