A Miniature History of the American Revolution

From October 8th to November 1st, I am blogging about the White Plains “campaign” of 1776. Click here for an overview of this project, a li...

I recently finished my research on Hanging Rock. In so doing, I came across some additional information on the battle of Rocky Mount that I...

Part 4: "Come and Take It" Previous: The Assault on Rocky Mount [Revised 12/31/09] Come and Take It: Brigadier-General Thomas Su...

Part 2: Sumter's First Target Previous: An American Offensive Next: The Assault on Rocky Mount [Revised 12/30/09] At the end of July, se...

Part 5: Aftermath Previous: Huck's Defeat The British force at Williamson's Plantation was surprised by the early morning American a...

Part 4: Huck's Defeat Previous: The Americans Gather Next: Aftermath The American force spent the night of July 11-12, 1780 searching fo...

Part 2: The British Encampment Previous: Huck Rides Again Next: The Americans Gather The location of Williamson's Plantation is genera...

The Battle of Williamson's Plantation Part 1: Huck Rides Again Next: The British Encampment [The account appearing in this and subsequen...

I've begun posting to this blog once a week on weekends. Hopefully, I'll be able to continue at this pace for some time. Although I...

[Minor revisions May 2, 2010] On May 12, 1780, the American army in the Southern states, commanded by Major-General Benjamin Lincoln, surren...

The New York Volunteers were one of several regiments of Provincials (Loyalists that were essentially trained and equipped in the manner of ...