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Diplomacy, Engineering and Technology, Frontier, Postwar Conflict (>1783) January 5, 2023 January 30, 2023

The “Western Forts” of the 1783 Treaty of Paris

by Richard J. Werther

The Revolutionary War was formally ended by the Treaty of Paris in early 1783. Problems with compliance arose on both sides nearly immediately on…

People, Prewar Conflict (<1775), Prewar Politics (<1775) July 27, 2020 July 25, 2020

Thomas Pownall: Formative Years of an Anti-Taxation Member of Parliament

by Bob Ruppert

Thomas Pownall, the eldest son of William and Sarah Pownall, was born on September 4, 1722 in Lincoln, England. His father, a country gentleman,…

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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…