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Edward Hand’s American Journey
byIt has been said of Edward Hand that he was “the stuff of which the hard core” of Washington’s army was made.[1] Indeed, he may…
William Heath
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The Taking of the Shuldham, 1781
byThe fabulous news of the victory at Yorktown was announced in the small town of Stamford, Connecticut, on the coast of Long Island Sound…
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French Adventurers, Patriots, and Pretentious Imposters in the Fight for American Independence
byFrance was defeated in the Seven Years War. The defeat resulted in France losing valuable colonies, and prestige and influence in Europe. Desperate to…
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The Fall of Fort Washington: The “Bunker Hill Effect”?
byIt was the one of the worst defeats suffered by the Americans during the War for Independence, certainly the worst over which George Washington…
Lessons from an Outbreak: Smallpox in the Hudson Highlands, 1781
byOn January 20, 1781, near New Windsor in the Hudson Highlands of New York, Dr. Samuel Adams wrote a brief entry in the diary…
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Rutland’s Rebellion: Defending Local Governance during the Revolution
byTypically, countries at war do not detain enemy prisoners in the backyards of their citizens. During the Revolutionary War Britain’s soon-to-be independent North American…
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A General’s Funeral: The Burial of Enoch Poor Revisted
byIn the May 30, 2016 issue of this Journal, Todd W. Braisted introduced us to General Enoch Poor of New Hampshire, his death, and…
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Eyewitness to the British Retreat from Lexington: The Timothy Pickering Letter
byA newly appointed colonel in the Essex County militia, Timothy Pickering led some 700 men of the Salem and Essex militia toward Boston, Massachusetts,…
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Fiasco: The Disastrous Raid on Montresor’s Island
byBy the evening of September 30, 1776, George Washington was, as he put it, “bereft of every peaceful moment.” During the previous month, his…
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Henry Champion: An Officer Resigns
bySome people are drawn to flame, perhaps just a momentary fascination, but it can get one scolded, especially by the Commander-in-Chief. “I had just…
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Burnishing Revolutionary Reputations
byWinston Churchill: “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” Almost without exception present day military commanders have heeded Winston…