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Erick Nason One of the problems with most people today is that they believe the War for American Independence ended with the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. This was far from the truth. In fact, the number of British, German and Loyalist forces which surrendered at Yorktown was small if compared to other British forces…
Sean Kelleher Introduction Less than a month after General Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, writer Abbe Robin documented his thoughts in this letter that was later published in New travels through North-America : in a series of letters, exhibiting, the history of the victorious campaign of the allied armies … Philadelphia, 1783. It should…
Bruce Batten, First New Hampshire Regiment & United Train of Artillery I am a teacher. Despite all the controversy about why Johnny can’t read, I’ll even admit to being a public school teacher. I teach in an inner city middle school where there are twenty three different languages being spoken and one third of the…
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John White, 1stMaryland Regiment HISTORY:In 18th century British North America, axes were in common use throughout the area settled by Europeans. Early axes were brought from the mother country and subsequent production tended at first to follow familiar patterns. Each region tended to cling to established patterns. Indeed, late 19th century American ax manufacturers had…
David L. Valuska, Ph.D., Von Heers Provost Corps, “Marechausse” This is the second article in a series dealing with the Pennsylvania Germans and the American War for Independence. In that critical period of 1774-1775 Pennsylvania found itself in a predicament unlike her sister colonies, she did not have an active militia system. As a result…
Anne Henninger, 1stMaryland Regiment The origins of the cultivation of flax and the waving of linen are lost in pre-history, but evidence places these fibers among the oldest textiles known to man. The production of linen reached a high stage of perfection 6,000 years ago. Archeological evidence, based on wall paintings illustrating spinning and weaving,…
Ron Videau, IInd SC Regiment We who have been involved in the hobby for many years seem to take so many things for granted and forget that once we knew next to nothing. We tend to ignore the new soldier in the ranks and the ton of questions that he throws at us. At times…
Erick Nason, IInd SC Regiment This month I want to take a look at the events surrounding Huck’s Defeat, and how unconventional warfare played into it. By 1780, numerous partisan bands were being formed in both North and South Carolina. There was no conventional or “regular army” force since the destruction at Camden. An insurgency…