This Week on Dispatches: Mark R. Anderson on a Tragic Accident at Fort Anne
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Mark R. Anderson on an accidental shooting at Fort Anne and its consequences that he uncovered…
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Tragic Accident at Fort Anne: A Story Revealed in Two Primary Source Documents
byIn 1901, the American Monthly Magazine published Rev. David Avery’s journal of the 1776 “Northern Campaign.” Avery had served as chaplain for John Patterson’s Massachusetts…
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The “Western Forts” of the 1783 Treaty of Paris
byThe Revolutionary War was formally ended by the Treaty of Paris in early 1783. Problems with compliance arose on both sides nearly immediately on…
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Fort Anne: Remembering the Continental Army’s First Stand Against Burgoyne
byBurgoyne’s campaign of 1777 has been termed a turning point in the American Revolution.[1] Marked by the Continental Army’s victories at the battles of…