Just finished Tom Desjardin's latest book about Arnold's Quebec campaign in 1775. As usual, Tom has written a great story, and I recommend it to all.
Looked for the name in all my references, back to the French & Indian Wars, without success. It could be that this was the residence and trading...
Gage did not do well in the Braddock defeat by failing to secure the high ground once the ambush was sprung; however, this kind of fighting was new...
Thanks for the information on "Crucible of War". The standard for the French/English North American colonial period is Parkman's "France and England...
One of many causes which started the colonies on the road to revolution was the hunger for land. This was evident even in New York where the able Sir...
Greetings, There were several wars between the French and English colonies in North America; King William's War (European name: the War of the Grand...
Mike, While digging through some Virginia pamphlets for a future RV trip to western Virginia, I came across some information on Hot Springs, VA. I...
Greetings, The "civil war" aspect of the American Revolution was nowhere felt more than in New York's Mohawk Valley, where neighbor fought neighbor,...
Mike, See Lafayette's Virginia Campaign (1781) for an overview of the campaign which included mention of Ground Squirrel Bridge. See it on the 'Net...
I have always been interested in the Burgoyne campaign and the war in the Mohawk Valley from 1777 to after the Yorktown surrender. I've attended...
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