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Diplomacy, Frontier, Native Americans, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Prewar Conflict (<1775), Prewar Politics (<1775) May 3, 2022 May 2, 2022

Charles Thomson and the Delaware

by James M. Smith

There are many, many founding fathers in the story of America’s Revolution and unfortunately only a few are really known to the general public….

Frontier, Native Americans, Strategy, The War Years (1775-1783) May 11, 2021 May 12, 2021

A Choice Body of Men: The Continental Army on the Upper Ohio

by David P. Ervin

The settlers who chose to make their homes in the upper Ohio in the mid to late eighteenth century faced a wide variety of…

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Frontier, Historiography, The War Years (1775-1783) March 18, 2021 March 15, 2021

Virginia’s Independent Frontier Companies, Part 2 of 2

by Gabriel Neville

The Fifth Virginia Convention convened in Williamsburg in May 1776 with a weighty agenda before it. The 169-year-old colony declared its independence from Britain…

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Features, Frontier, Postwar Conflict (>1783), Reviews, The War Years (1775-1783) June 3, 2020 May 23, 2020

George Rogers Clark and William Croghan

by Gabriel Neville

George Rogers Clark and William Croghan: A Story of the Revolution, Settlement, and Early Life at Locust Grove by Gwynne Tuell Potts (Lexington: University Press…

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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…
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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