New Spain

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Frontier, Logistics, Native Americans, The War Years (1775-1783) December 29, 2020 December 27, 2020

Texas and the American Revolution

by George Kotlik

In discussions on the American Revolutionary War, the contributions of Texas are seldom brought up.[1] But in the 1770s, Texas, inhabited by Spaniards and…

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Illness and Disease, Strategy, The War Years (1775-1783), War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) September 22, 2020 September 24, 2020

The British Invade Nicaragua: The San Juan Expedition

by George Kotlik

According to Andrew Jackson O’ Shaughnessy, the San Juan Expedition was among “the most ambitious enterprises of the American Revolutionary War.”[1] In 1779, after Spain’s…

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1. David Price Ten Crucial Days, Five Crucial Factors

I think you're absolutely right, Bill - that's a point I make in the manuscript I'm working on that's a very extended version of the article. Thanks for your comments,…
2. Bill Welsch Ten Crucial Days, Five Crucial Factors

David! Great article. Thanks. I always think of luck when I hear contingency. A fancier term. I’ve stressed luck on my tours. I would add what I consider another example…
3. Bill Welsch Perspectives on the Ten Crucial Days of the Revolution

Hi Folks, I posted this comment under the wrong article from David. Please delete, and I will add it to the correct place. Thanks Bill