I've always wanted them to be with the 1754 or 1755 expeditions but have no evidence. Kind of makes me think he might only be part of the militia...
I have an ancestor named Ming from NC who is known as a veteran of the French and Indian War. My question is 'how can that be verified?' Where might...
When news about the battle reached the other colonies, it was reported as a big loss, both in the loss of ground and in lives. General Washington,...
Did anyone attend the 'Blood be Upon your Head' conference yesterday?
Interesting stuff. Within the website you provided was the following article: http://atlanticportal.hil.unb.ca/acva/blackloyalists/en/context/ I...
I think you may be remembering an event involving William Washington's unit. At Hammond's Store on the road to Ninety-Six they met a force of 250...
Eric, I haven't read the Southern Strategy yet but have it in my que. What did Wilson say about Thomas Brown having helped develop the Southern...
I really enjoy O'Kelley's work. When did volume 4 come out? I am going to have to check out Amazon to see why I don't have it. I just finished The...
Sounds like you and Mr. Leach share a love of the obscure conflicts. I once did some in depth work on Bacon's Rebellion and found it quite...
You might also include: Arms for Empire by Edward Leach. It has chapters covering each war as it affected the New World.
Andrew Jackson was a POW. Was he second? perhaps to George Washington who would have been a POW in 1754 following fort Necessity?
Andrew Jackson served in the militia at age 14 near the end of the war. If not him, then must be James Monroe.
I just posted reference to two F&I books in another thread but William R. Nester also has a separate book on the frontier war during the revolution....
I was looking over my shelf and ran across a two volume set by William Nester called The Great Frontier War and The First Global War. They cover the...
Terrible handicap to live so far from any sites. I have been around Boston and also been to Yorktown. I loved both although, for a pure revolutionary...
You are in for a treat. First Wilderness Empire then The Conquerors to finish. It deals with Pontiac's War.
Have you guys read Eckert's Wilderness Empire? I found it a great follow to Anderson's Crucible.
It seems to me that modern historians tend to give a big Thumbs-up to Cornwallis as a general. I don't necessarily dispute that opinion but I wonder...
Smallwood's First Maryland Regiment served with distinction. They fought in many of the major battles including New York, Brandywine, Monmouth,...
Patriot Pirates by Robert H. Patton
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