Tag: Lord Sandwich

Posted on April 4, 2023April 3, 2023

The Return of Samuel Dyer: An Attempted Assassination in Revolutionary Boston

On October 10, 1774, the brigantine Charlotte arrived at Newport, Rhode Island, from London. On board was a sailor named Samuel Dyer, and he told a shocking story, soon reported in the local newspapers. Three months earlier, on July 6, soldiers of the 4th or King’s Own Regiment had grabbed him off the streets of Boston and […]

by J. L. Bell

Posted on October 20, 2022October 19, 2022

Britain, Russia, and the Armed Neutrality of 1780

Like a rock dropped into a smooth pond, the American Revolution spread ripples across the European world. French and Spanish entry into the war amplified those ripples to reach the distant shores of the Baltic and White Seas. In 1780, Russia reacted and threatened to upend the entire strategic balance in Europe, which would have […]

by Eric Sterner