Washington Heeds Jeney, Takes Trenton
byAttacking at night, during a snowstorm: genius or folly? For Gen. Richard Montgomery at Quebec on December 31, 1775, it was a fatal disaster,…
Trenton
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Conrad Heyer Did Not Cross the Delaware
byAn internet search for Conrad Heyer will reveal that he was a Revolutionary War soldier who crossed the Delaware with George Washington. In fact,…
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5 Great Intelligence Successes
byGood Revolutionary War commanders understood the value of intelligence on their adversaries. The great eighteenth century military theorist Marshal de Saxe, who was on…
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Guiding Washington to Trenton
byWashington’s desperate situation in December 1776 and the critical victories at Trenton and Princeton have been described often and in great detail. His lack…
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Christmas Night 1776: How Did They Cross?
byThe famous painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 is permanently etched in many minds. It graces the covers…
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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…