The Impeachment of Senator William Blount—the First in American History
byIt is easy to suggest that William Blount made no significant contribution to the development of the United States. His achievements, although not negligible,…
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Britain’s Last Throw of the Dice Begins—the Charlestown Campaign of 1780
byBy the close of 1779 British possessions in the revolted colonies were confined in the north to New York City, Long Island, and Penobscot….
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Top 5 Explosions of the Revolutionary War
byDuring the era of the American Revolution, cannons did not fire exploding projectiles, so the image of explosions on the battlefield doesn’t apply. Mortars…
This Week on Dispatches: George Kotlik on the Floridas During the American Revolution
byOn this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews George Kotlik, contributor and teacher, about the British colonies of East and West Florida during the American…
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Unappreciated Allies: Choctaws, Creeks, and the Defense of British West Florida, 1781
byTwo months after Spain entered the American Revolutionary War on June 21, 1779, the governor of Spanish Louisiana, Don Bernardo de Galvez, launched an…
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“The Celebrated and Notorious” Ned Turner
byDeep in South Carolina’s back country the Loyalist world came apart in the fall of 1781. British occupation ended with their retreat into the…
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John Houstoun and the 1778 Expedition to East Florida
byAt the time of the revolution, John Houstoun was one of four brothers from a prominent plantation owning family in Georgia. Unlike Patrick and…