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The Battle of Musgrove’s Mill, 1780
byBOOK REVIEW: The Battle of Musgrove’s Mill, 1780 by John Buchanan (Yardley, PA: Westholme, 2022) British victory in the Revolution required one thing above…
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Patriots and Politics, Redcoats and Reconstruction: General Nathanael Greene’s Grand Southern Strategy
byMajor General Nathanael Greene’s military career presents a paradox to historians: how could a Quaker, unlearned in the art of war, become one of…
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North Carolina and Public Spirit in the American Revolution, 1775–1783
byIn the South, the American Revolution was largely a civil war, one between Whig supporters of American liberties and Loyalists or Tories, who remained…
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The American Revolutionary War in the South
byThe American Revolutionary War in the South: A Re-evaluation from a British Perspective in Light of the Cornwallis Papers by Ian Saberton (Grosvenor House Publishing…
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The Revolutionary War in the south: Re-evaluations of certain revolutionary actors and events
byThis article provides a wide-ranging set of re-evaluations compartmentalised under the sub-headings below and placed in the context of the historiography relating to them. …
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Was the Revolutionary War in the south winnable by the British?
byA re-evaluation from a British perspective in the light of The Cornwallis Papers Relying mostly on inferences drawn from my commentary in The Cornwallis Papers,[1]…
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Why was the Revolutionary War in the south lost by the British?
byA re-evaluation from a British perspective in the light of The Cornwallis Papers It was in 1975, when I was researching the American Revolution, that…
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The Southern Expedition of 1776: The Best Kept Secret of the American Revolution
byOne of the most enjoyable aspects of researching the history of the American Revolution is the process of looking beneath and/or beyond those events…
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George Galphin and the War in the South, 1775-1780
byAt the same time that George Washington and the Continental army besieged Thomas Gage and his forces at Boston in November 1775, Britain’s Superintendent…
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John McClure Rallies the South
byHad he made it through the war, John McClure’s name would likely draw equal fame and respect as the nation’s most celebrated southern patriots….
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Top 10 Partisans of the Southern Campaigns
byThe focus of my studies on the American Revolution is the militia activities in the southern campaigns. In this context, I believe the term…
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Debating Waxhaws: Was There a Massacre?
byWe return to the courtroom of the American Revolution for another debate between Journal of the American Revolution contributors Jim Piecuch and Wayne Lynch….
Loyalist Leadership in the Revolutionary South
byThe historical debate concerning the Loyalists in the Revolutionary South has generally focused on matters such as the Loyalists’ numbers and motivations. While these…
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Captain McCall & Alexander Cameron in the Cherokee War
byNamed as the British Indian Agent to the Cherokee after the First Cherokee War, Alexander Cameron cultivated a very close relationship with the tribe. …