Tag: New York campaign

Posted on August 11, 2022August 15, 2022

Colonel Daniel Hitchcock of Rhode Island

As a collateral descendant of Daniel Hitchcock (first cousin, nine times removed), I have always been fascinated by the short but important life of this colonel from Providence, Rhode Island, who was taken by illness following the Battle of Princeton at the young age of thirty-seven. Likely because there is neither an existing house nor […]

by Damien Cregeau

Posted on February 3, 2022February 2, 2022

Prelude to Yorktown: Washington and Rochambeau in New York

The months leading up to the Battle of Yorktown in October 1781 are often glossed over in histories of the Revolutionary War. But they should not be. They were crucial months of preparation for the campaign to come. The events of late June to mid-August 1781 tell the important story leading up to the most […]

by Benjamin Huggins