Deserter a Day 5 (of 5)
byDeserter advertisements and runaway notices, fascinating though they are, provide only single elements of what were certainly more complex stories. In rare cases, further…
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Deserter a Day 4 (of 5)
byThe soldiers from several German principalities who were contracted to supplement the British army in America are often called mercenaries, a misnomer propagated during…
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Deserter a Day 3 (of 5)
byDesertion was as much a problem for the British army as it was for the American. Once the war began, however, British officers seldom…
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Deserter a Day 2 (of 5)
byThe deserter advertisement presented today illustrates several important facets of the Continental Army. Looking at this list of thirteen deserters, we see: Men born…
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Deserter a Day 1 (of 5)
byNewspapers are among our favorite things at Journal of the American Revolution, providing endless information and insight about America’s Revolutionary era. In addition to…