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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 Ticonderoga, The Last Campaigns
byBOOK REVIEW: Fort Ticonderoga, The Last Campaigns, War in the North 1777-1783 by Mark Edward Lender (Yardley, PA: Westholme, 2022) Mark Edward Lender’s recent book…
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In Defense of Mount Independence
byIt’s an understatement to say that the spring of 1776 had not gone well for the American army in Canada. After a campaign that…
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Orders Issued by Benedict Arnold, Commander-in-Chief, to the Captain of the Liberty
byJust weeks after war broke out at Lexington and Concord, Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, working in grudging consort,captured Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain,…
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The Braunschweig : A German-Flagged Ship on Lake Champlain, 1777?
by“The Radeau was magnificently decked out today; from her two masts were flying the English flag and in honor of the nation of Braunschweig,…
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The Liberty: First American Warship, Among Many Firsts
byOne might think that the first American warship, named the Liberty, would be showered with accolades and articles touting its significant place in American…
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The Thunderer, British Floating Gun-Battery on Lake Champlain
byThe radeau (French, singular for “raft”) was co-opted for eighteenth century warfare on and along Lake George and Lake Champlain, to deal with the challenges…
Help Save the Spitfire
byOur article about Edward Wigglesworth’s diary has brought a lot of attention to the Spitfire gunboat, a well-preserved Revolutionary War warship that is in danger of…
A New Eyewitness Account of Valcour Island Resolves the Pringle Controversy
byThe Battle of Valcour Island was, in many ways, a waterborne version of the Battle of Bunker Hill: a greatly superior British force rushed,…
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Recently Discovered Letters Shed New Light on the Battle of Valcour Island
byIn July 1776, two hundred and forty years ago this year, the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence, declaring the United Colonies to…
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Arnold, Hazen and the Mysterious Major Scott
byIn July 1776, Brig. Gen. Benedict Arnold brought charges against Col. Moses Hazen for disobeying orders and neglecting merchandise seized in Montréal. Hazen was…
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Winter Soldiering in the Lake Champlain Valley
byFrom the beginning, the American army knew south-facing Fort Ticonderoga did little to protect against an attack coming up Lake Champlain from British-controlled Canada.[1]…
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Valcour Island Redux
byLying between Vermont and New York, astride the border between the United States and Canada, accessible via canals from the St. Lawrence and Hudson…
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The Battle of Valcour Island
byUntil the early decades of the 20th century saw wide-spread construction of roads in North America, water provided ready-made highways. Lake Champlain formed 125…