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Conflict & War, The War Years (1775-1783) September 3, 2019 September 3, 2019

Top 5 Explosions of the Revolutionary War

by Don N. Hagist

During the era of the American Revolution, cannons did not fire exploding projectiles, so the image of explosions on the battlefield doesn’t apply. Mortars…

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Economics, Features, The War Years (1775-1783) March 2, 2018 March 19, 2018

Mining Liberty: Daniel Roberdeau’s Quest for Lead on the Pennsylvania Frontier

by Brady J. Crytzer

In the fall of 1777, the Continental Congress had reached one of its most desperate points of the American Revolution. In September of that…

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1. Eric Pominville Volunteer Overload: Foreign Support of the American Cause Prior to the French Alliance

Very nicely researched piece on a most assuredly forgotten corner of American history. I once started to compile a list of the early French adventurers who joined the American cause.…
2. Jane Dalal William Allen and His Family: Tories or Patriots?

Thank you for this story. It is a reminder that history is nuanced, and that, for many families, the American Revolution presented difficult choices and impossible tests of “ loyalty.”…
3. Ian Saberton Biographical Sketches of Royal Militia Commanders in the South Carolina Backcountry, 1780–82

Dear Wayne and Will, much appreciate your comments.