Elias Boudinot

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Critical Thinking, Features, Postwar Politics (>1783) November 3, 2020 November 1, 2020

If George Washington had not Run for President . . . ?

by Editors

This month we asked our contributors: If George Washington had not run for President in 1789, who would you like to have had as…

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Critical Thinking, Features, People September 16, 2019 September 16, 2019

Officers Who Never Saw Combat

by Editors

We asked our contributors, “Who is your favorite military officer that never saw any combat?” The intent was to showcase officers who saw no…

Conflict & War, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) June 25, 2019 June 24, 2019

A Chink in Britain’s Armor: John Paul Jones’s 1778 Raid on Whitehaven

by Andrew A. Zellers-Frederick

John Paul Jones has earned enduring fame in American history for his sailing and fighting exploits during the American Revolution. His influence on the…

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Features, People, The War Years (1775-1783) April 23, 2018 May 17, 2019

Elias Boudinot IV: America’s First Commissary General of Prisoners

by Joseph E. Wroblewski

“The prisoner of war is one of the most tragic figures in any conflict.”Larry G. Bowman[1] Various studies have placed the number of Americans…

Latest Comments

1. John F Millar Occupied America: British Military Rule and the Experience of Revolution

Two cities were omitted from the list of cities occupied by the British: Perth Amboy NJ and Wilmington NC.
2. HENRY T. PAISTE, III Occupied America: British Military Rule and the Experience of Revolution

Every once-in-awhile / I come across a whole new source of knowledge about the 1776 ERA - and this is no exception - written for the expert and for the…
3. Peter muhlenberg Occupied America: British Military Rule and the Experience of Revolution

One minor point..the reviewer states that the British “quickly abandoned” Philadelphia after Gates’ victory at Saratoga. Saratoga concluded October 1777 and the Brits did not abandon Philadelphia until June 1778.…