Category «Battles»
Over 100 of the Best Children and Young Adult Books on the American Revolution
Having taught preschool to University, including over ten years at the elementary level, I have an appreciation for historical texts written for a younger audience. In the past two decades, the explosion of wonderful children’s & young adult books on the American Revolution has been nothing but phenomenal, especially those books featuring strong young female …
Over 100 of the Best Books on the American Revolution
When I go to a bookstore, I immediately check out the Revolutionary War History section. I like to browse through the shelves and pull out books, appreciating their colorful covers. After reading a short description and if further interested, I leaf through the pages, deciding if this book would make a wonderful addition to my …
Sergeant William Jasper: American Revolution’s Celebrated Hero at the Battle of Sullivan Island
Local Carolina residents had already responded to the threat by strengthening Fort Sullivan. Palmetto logs were laid into the partially completed fort which proved to be a blessing. Though General Lee recommended that the fort be abandoned, Colonel William Moultrie and Colonel William Thomson, who commanded militia from South and North Carolina, including some native …
Alexander Hamilton: Myth and the Man Part 3 – Debunking a Hero
Introduction This, the third of four articles on Captain Alexander Hamilton and his train of artillery while in New York and leading up to the Battle of White Plains asks two questions. The fourth article will examine a bridge supposedly constructed during the battle in which many historians accepted as fact and played a key …
Alexander Hamilton: Myth and the Man Part 2: He Was Not a Hero at the Battle of White Plains.
Article 1 stated that Alexander Hamilton’s role during the Battle of White Plains had been fabricated and grossly exaggerated over the decades. The author of this three part series has traced this misinformation to Hamilton’s son who published several biographical texts; each one expanding on his father’s courage acts in combat. John Church Hamilton lifted …
Alexander Hamilton the Myth and the Man Part 1: He Never Fired a Shot During the Battle of White Plains!
Perhaps, when describing the Battle of White Plains and participants, it is appropriate to use the romantic term historians and fictional writers ascribe to combat; the fog of war. In this case, as in most all conflicts, it has been cast over the facts that have been handed down to us over the decades. The …
American Revolution: In the South, Not a War for Liberty, But a Brutal Civil War
We as a nation tend to picture confrontation as a battle between the forces of good and evil, righteous and immoral, virtuous and corrupt – enlightenment and the dark side. Whenever the word patriotism is mentioned, Americans immediately identify with and embrace the former. And if one were to question, or doubt such pure and …
Battle of White Plains: Washington Draws His Foot in the Sand
The Battle of White Plains was fought on Oct. 28, 1776. The Americans had suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Long Island on August 27th, 1776, and a third of Washington’s army barely escaped from Brooklyn across the East River to New York City. General Washington and his army were forced to wait …
African Americans in the American Revolution: Victory at Red Bank
The Battle of Red Bank saw four hundred Americans defend Fort Mercer, New Jersey, against 2,000 Hessians resulting in the second most costly defeat for the British forces after the Battle of Bunker Hill. It was an incredible feat of gallantry and determination by Rhode Island ‘rebels’ who doggedly faced the Hessian attackers’ promise that …