Augustine Barrett, Escaped British Prisoner of War, Pleads his Case
by“About five weeks after he made his escape from Prospect hill,” Augustine Barrett told the board of inquiry, “he was confined in the Prison…
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“That Damned Absurd Word Liberty:” Les Habitants, the Quebec Act, and American Revolutionary Ideology, 1774–1776
byThe American invasion of Quebec of 1775-1776 failed to achieve its primary objective: to bring into the fold what the Continental Congress referred to…
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Les Habitants: Collaboration and Pro-American Violence in Canada, 1774–1776
byThe fleeting invasion of Canada in 1775, though often consigned to a bit-part in the American Revolutionary drama, proved vital to the emergence of…
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Quebec Town Major William Dunbar: Captured, April 1775
byIn early 1775, the town major of Quebec decided to pay a visit to Gen. Thomas Gage in Boston. William Dunbar had been an…
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Contributor Question: What Scene Do You Wish Had been Depicted Accurately by an Artist?
byWe asked our contributors what seemed like a simple question: What scene from the American Revolution or the Founding Era (1765–1805, approximately) do you…
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John Row and Jenny Innes
byJohn Row was a British officer in the 9th Regiment of Foot, and he was in love with Jane Innes. For six years their…
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The Lost Journal of Private Freeman Judd
byOver the years, historians have located about thirty first-hand accounts of the American expedition into Canada in the fall of 1775. These accounts detail…
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The Canadian Patriot Experience
byThe American Revolution was in effect a civil war. It included all the heightened acrimony associated with one. In what became the United States,…
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March to Quebec and the Fog of War
byOn June 13, 1775, writing from Crown Point on Lake Champlain, Benedict Arnold reported to the Continental Congress that Britain had only 550 “effective…
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4 Infamous Intelligence Failures
byBattles are complicated events where conflicting or unclear information can confuse even good generals. Here are some examples of when American intelligence systems failed,…
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The Fate of the Royal Savage
byIn the summer of 1775, the British built two warships at St. John, Quebec, on the outlet of Lake Champlain. That fall, the American…
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The Memory of Revolution and the War of 1812
byOn June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. American political and military leaders planned to attack the British provinces of…
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The Siege that Saved Quebec
byThe failure of the rebellious colonists to capture the fortress of Quebec during their invasion of Canada in 1775 had many causes; ironically, a…
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10 Fateful Hits and Misses
byMilitary leaders since Alexander the Great have often preferred to command their battle formations from the most forward ranks. “Leading from the front,” as…
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Top 10 Battles of the Revolutionary War
byThe outcome of a war depends on far more than individual battles, but the battles are compelling to study; everyone has a favorite. The…
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Fort Halifax: One Stop on the Way to Quebec
byOn Sunday, September 28, 1975, six hundred Revolutionary War reenactors appeared in Winslow, Maine. Some paddled the eighteen miles up the Kennebec River from…