William Johnson

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People, Prewar Conflict (<1775), The War Years (1775-1783) November 23, 2021 November 21, 2021

Major Robert Rogers and the American Revolution

by Scott M. Smith

After his exploits during the French and Indian War, Robert Rogers (1732-1795) was indisputably the most famous military leader born in the thirteen colonies;…

People, Prewar Conflict (<1775), Prewar Politics (<1775) July 27, 2020 July 25, 2020

Thomas Pownall: Formative Years of an Anti-Taxation Member of Parliament

by Bob Ruppert

Thomas Pownall, the eldest son of William and Sarah Pownall, was born on September 4, 1722 in Lincoln, England. His father, a country gentleman,…

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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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Thank you for catching the misspelling. I typed it incorrectly. These were the words that King Frederick wrote in the margin of a letter, dated October 6, 1777, that Schulenberg…
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Salut - with all due respect but as far as I know "aweisen" is not a German word. If this is a quote I suspect the original reads: "abweisen", but…