Delaware Tribe

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Diplomacy, Frontier, Native Americans, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Prewar Conflict (<1775), Prewar Politics (<1775) May 3, 2022 May 2, 2022

Charles Thomson and the Delaware

by James M. Smith

There are many, many founding fathers in the story of America’s Revolution and unfortunately only a few are really known to the general public….

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Frontier, Militia, Native Americans, The War Years (1775-1783) March 29, 2022 March 31, 2022

Under the Banner of War: Frontier Militia and Uncontrolled Violence

by Timothy C. Hemmis

In 1777, the third year of the American War for Independence, little had gone in the favor of the Patriots especially in the borderlands….

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1. Walt C The Delcastle Cannonball

McLane's mounted company were always around, seldom seen. It's possible they were the unit that left smoldering campfires above Hockessin Meetinghouse when the British arrived, late afternoon of Sep 9.…
2. Phil Weaver Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

It has nothing to do with era it was written. The book is part of the "Army Lineage Series." It had to be written to match that premise. It is…
3. Bob Winowitch Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

Phil, I know we disagree on some of Wright's work, but this holds true for the three Suffolk County companies enlisted into the Third NY of '75. Those three companies…