Having gained extensive military experience during the French and Indian War, Virginian Adam Stephen quickly rose through the ranks of the Continental Army officer corps to become one of the […]
A Book Review Nelson, Paul David. William Alexander, Lord Stirling. University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1987. Revolutionary war historians tend to focus on the most famous generals to the […]
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 […]
Muskets may be old fashioned weapons of war, but they continue to uniquely influence our language today. Many times we unknowingly invoke idioms or sayings that refer to the use […]
June 17th is the 242nd anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill. The citizens of Charlestown commemorate the battle each year with parades and festivities. Each year they focus on […]
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. […]
The United States Congress authorizes each state to place statues of two people in the Capitol. These statues form the National Statuary Hall Collection. Most statues are placed in the […]
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 […]
Book Review: The Swamp Fox – How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution by John Oller (Da Capo Press, October, 2016) Books abound which assert various Patriot leaders at some […]
Today, I am going to speak about two of our more colorful, but controversial revolutionary leaders. One is well known and one is not. Both of them entered the Revolutionary […]
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