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Loyalists, Patriots, People, Prisoners of War, The War Years (1775-1783) May 31, 2021 May 29, 2021

The Capture of North Carolina Governor Thomas Burke

by Travis Copeland

When the vote came on Tuesday, July 26, 1781, before the House’s evening adjournment, it was Thomas Burke’s turn to hold the Executive office…

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Espionage and Cryptography, Loyalists, People, The War Years (1775-1783) November 12, 2019 December 5, 2019

Captain John De Treville: Continental Officer and British Spy

by Douglas R. Dorney, Jr.

In late June 1780 a messenger arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, with intelligence for Lt. Gen. Charles, Earl Cornwallis. The messenger, Capt. John La Boularderie…

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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…