Haitian soldiers

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Battles, Features, People, The War Years (1775-1783) February 22, 2021 June 17, 2022

Black Haitian Soldiers at the Siege of Savannah

by Robert Scott Davis

The story of the Black Haitian soldiers serving in the French army in the battles to wrest Savannah, Georgia, from the British in September–October…

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Frontier, Law, People, Postwar Politics (>1783) February 3, 2021 January 31, 2021

Comte d’Estaing’s Georgia Land Grants

by Robert Scott Davis

On the morning of October 9, 1779, one of the bloodiest and most forgotten battles of the American Revolution took place during the Siege…

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1. Douglas R Dorney Lord Rawdon at Camden—Giving a Victor His Due: Occupation and Pacification

On July 1, 1780, Rawdon wrote Rugeley that he would award " the inhabitants ten guineas for the head of any deserter belonging to the Volunteers of Ireland, and five…
2. David Price Ten Crucial Days, Five Crucial Factors

I think you're absolutely right, Bill - that's a point I make in the manuscript I'm working on that's a very extended version of the article. Thanks for your comments,…
3. Bill Welsch Ten Crucial Days, Five Crucial Factors

David! Great article. Thanks. I always think of luck when I hear contingency. A fancier term. I’ve stressed luck on my tours. I would add what I consider another example…