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Primary Sources, Strategy, The War Years (1775-1783) August 19, 2019 August 18, 2019

Cornwallis Quits Charlotte, Abandoning the Autumn Campaign of 1780

by Ian Saberton

This article is a companion piece to one of mine that appeared in this journal on July 18, 2017. Beginning with the start of the…

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Conflict & War, Features, The War Years (1775-1783) August 16, 2018 August 16, 2018

Skulking Shots on the Flank: The Skirmish at Cane Creek

by Trevor Freeman

The October 7, 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain is likely familiar to those even casually interested in the American Revolution. For those who look…

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1. D. Smith Searching for Loyalists: Boston Harborfest (part 1)

Interesting discussion. I seem to recall the figure of 160,000 Loyalists left. Counting the number of Loyalists given land grands in BNA might be a good place to start bearing…
2. Jett Conner Presidential Power: Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, and the Louisiana Purchase

Thanks for your comment, Shane. I have a colleague who says of Paine, "that guy is a gold mine." It has been fun digging into his political thought over the…
3. Ken Daigler Enoch Crosby: A Hudson Valley Spy in Fact and Fiction

Phil, your question is a bit more complicated than it may seem. I will try to provide a simple answer: Enoch Crosby was a CI asset because his primary objective…