A good introduction to the lives and contributions of the twenty-nine major generals of the Continental Army are several collections of biographical essays. Here are some good examples: Overview Biographies […]
A Book Review Shelton, Hal T. General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution: From Redcoat to Rebel. New York: New York University Press, 1994. Along with Dr. Joseph Warren, Maj. […]
Unless you live in New York’s Hudson Valley, you may not be aware of the American Revolutionary War contributions of Philip Schuyler. A member of the landed gentry, the Continental […]
Rising to the second highest general in the Continental Army, Horatio Gates is little regarded among the Revolutionary War generals and remains an enigma in most historical accounts. At […]
My vote for the most under recognized and misreported battle in the American Revolution goes to the Battle of Brooklyn. Even its name is misreported as many historians refer to […]
Often, historians focus too heavily on military campaigns and political activities when interpreting the American Revolution. In doing so, they miss important cultural, social and demographic trends which greatly influenced […]
A Historiography of the published works on Revolutionary War General Israel Putnam Historians in the first half of the 19th Century hotly debated the effectiveness of Putnam’s military career. First […]
Early American History, Nature and The Human Spirit 