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‘Timely and Handsome’: Transformation of the Continental Army at Valley Forge (Virtual Event)
April 19th in American Revolutionary War history is usually remembered as the day the “shot heard around the world” happened in the towns of
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Marquis de Lafayette, Virginia 1781
A few weeks back, you may have noticed a video on Emerging Revolutionary War’s Facebook page about the Marquis de Lafayette and his independent
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“It it with great reluctance, I trouble you on a subject.”
In the throes of the winter of 1778, spent at Valley Forge, General George Washington and his staff formulated a mountain of paperwork to multiple
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“Rev War Revelry” A Visit to Fort Plain & the Mohawk Valley
On Sunday, January 23, Emerging Revolutionary War will journey, virtually, into the heart of the Mohawk Valley of New York in a discussion with Brian
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“Rev War Revelry” Battle of Cowpens
On January 17, 1781, General Daniel Morgan and his mixed force of Continental soldiers and militia defeated the British under the command of
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Valley Forge Documentary
244 years ago this week is when the Continental army, under the command of George Washington, marched into what would become their winter encampment
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Washington’s First Valley Forge Abode Location
As the Continental Army marched into Valley Forge on December 19, 1777, staff officers under the commanding general had scoured the local area for a
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The March from White Marsh
From November 2, 1777 until early-December, General George Washington and the Continental Army occupied a defensive position at White Marsh,
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“Rev War Revelry” Discusses George Washington and John Adams with Tom Hand, Founder of Americana Corner
George Washington and John Adams, arguably, were America’s two most influential Founding Fathers. While General Washington was fighting for our
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“No body ever heard of a quarter Master, in History”
In the spring of 1778, General George Washington chose Major General Nathanael Greene to be the quartermaster general of the Continental army,
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“Rev War Revelry” The Winter that Won the War, Valley Forge
In June 1778, the Continental army marched out of their winter encampment in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and headed toward New Jersey in pursuit of
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“I gave my parole once…”
On the morning of August 27, 1780 there was a knock on the door of the Charleston, South Carolina residence of Christopher Gadsden, lieutenant
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“Rev War Revelry” Light Horse Harry Lee Discussion
On January 29, 1756, Henry Lee III is born at Leesylvania Plantation in Prince William County, Virginia. Part of the prestigious Lee family of
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“Rev War Revelry” A Cigar Chat with John Adams
Join Emerging Revolutionary War historians this Sunday, at 7 p.m. EST on our Facebook page for the next historian happy hour. This week we will be
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The third Artillery Engagement at the Battle of Trenton: December 26, 1776
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historians Karl G. Elsea and William W. Welsch for the final installment of their three part series