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Non-Profit Dedicated to Historical Education of the American Revolution and the Colonial Period| Revolutionary War Journal
Non-Profit Dedicated to Historical Education of the American Revolution and the Colonial Period| Revolutionary War Journal
Savannah is known as America’s first planned city. In 1733, James Oglethorpe laid the city out in a series of grids that allowed for wide open streets intertwined with shady public squares an…| Revolutionary War Journal
Metal Gate at Simsbury Mine and Prison The wounded guardsmen and Tory prisoners were “laid upon the floor, weltering in their blood… the faithful Sheldon [guardsman] sat on a bench, his body …| Revolutionary War Journal
Battle of Savannah, October 9, 1779. A British victory guaranteed England’s foothold in the American south. Artwork by Graham Turner. The summer of 1778 saw Supreme British commander General …| Revolutionary War Journal
Though most black loyalists who joined the British force were used as draymen and support, some were armed and participated in partisan forces like Colonel Robert Rogers’ Queen’s Ranger…| Revolutionary War Journal
On January 17, 1777, Major General William Heath, under orders from General George Washington, took approximately 5,000 militia troops of the Hudson Valley army south to the Spuyten Duyvil at Kingsbridge, about a 15-mile trek. Washington had marched his main army into New Jersey to counter British General Howe’s threatened attack on Fort Washington and ...| Revolutionary War Journal
British Dragoon Lt. Colonel Banestra Tarleton used brutal assault tactics during his attacks on rebel forces and patriot communities. Engraving by David Edwin, 1814. The onset was violent, and the …| Revolutionary War Journal
Major General William Heath General William Heath was an excellent administrator. Versed in military training from his militia leadership role during the French and Indian War, he was loyal, hardwo…| Revolutionary War Journal
Valley Forge was not America’s darkest hour that threatened to end a new nation’s fight for liberty. That occurred four years later, in the winter of 1781. Washington and Lafayette at V…| Revolutionary War Journal
By John Pezzola. John formerly served in the United States Army. He received a master’s degree in Military History and Civil War Studies. He presently teaches 7th-grade US history and militar…| Revolutionary War Journal
