Tag: Hyder Ali

Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019

Joshua Barney, the Hyder-Ally‘s Triumph, and its Aftermath

One of the most colorful men to seek and earn an officer’s commission in the Continental Navy was Joshua Barney. He was a man with little formal education or military experience; a mariner who had natural gifts of seamanship, leadership, and courage. Barney took part in thirty-five Revolutionary War naval engagements and lost only five […]

by Louis Arthur Norton

Posted on April 26, 2016August 28, 2016

The Tiger Aids the Eaglet: How India Secured America’s Independence

George Washington wrote “no event was ever received with a more heart felt joy” after hearing about the official alliance between the fledgling United States and the world power France.[1] It’s well established that foreign aid both before and after 1778 was crucial to America’s struggle for independence: not only did the French and other […]

by Richard Sambasivam