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''Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.''
- George Washington, Letter of Instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments (July 29, 1759)
''The Revolutionary War lasted 8 years (1775-1783). George Washington lost every battle except for the last one, yet the Revolutionaries continued the battle, with the support of the colonists, until they won.''
American History 1775-1783: American War of Independence, Revolutionary War, was a war between Great Britain and revolutionaries in 13 colonies, who declared their independence as the United States of America in 1776.
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House creates trail following General Washington's march to Yorktown
The 600-mile route taken by the armies of General George Washington in the campaign of the Revolutionary War would become a national historic trail under law passed by the House. The trail, along existing roads and waterways in 8 states, marks the 1781 march of Washington's Continental Army and the Expedition Particuliere of French Count Rochambeau that ended in the surrender of British Gen. Charles Lord Cornwallis. It will "help spur a greater understanding of our shared history and will help illuminate the important battle of a young country and its French allies against the rule of King George," said Maurice Hinchey.
by ap :: 2008-07-15 :: Battlefields & Battlegrounds
Richard Alexander has the biggest Revolutionary War militaria collection In West
Richard Alexander owns an extensive collection of revolutionary-era memorabilia, militaria and artifacts. "The most memorable pieces are created by John Trumble, who painted locket paintings for many people during that time. He created a wonderful collection of small paintings showing the faces of the founders as they looked at the time." Thomas Jefferson hired Trumble to paint the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which Alexander now owns a print of. "I had a chance to see the actual painting. It's owned by IBM and has to be worth over $100m. The print from that is very, very hard to find."
by nbc11.com :: 2008-07-09 :: Memorabilia and Militaria
Kettle Creek dig providing new insights into 1779 battle
An archaeological dig in Wilkes County has opened a window to one of the early years of the American Revolutionary War - and it's not exactly the way the history books tell it. For centuries after the Feb. 14, 1779, battle at Kettle Creek, stories placed 350 Patriots against 700 Loyalists on 12 acres of land. But archaeologists say that the battle unfolded over 500 acres. The LAMAR Institute team unearthed musket balls, buttons and pieces of weapons. Southwest of the traditional battlefield, metal detectors revealed musket balls, and the team hope to label the musket balls as Patriot- or Loyalist-owned by the caliber and amount of lead in each bullet.
by onlineathens.com :: 2008-07-09 :: Battlefields & Battlegrounds
Let's not forget the Ladies of the Revolution War
The women of the early American Republic were not allowed to vote or to own property - they were the legal property of their husbands. However, they did as much as the men to win independence. Over the past decades writers have brought long neglected facts to light, and now Cokie Roberts has weighed in with some solid research in her books "Founding Mothers," covering the Revolution, and "Ladies of Liberty," covering 1796-1825. There is still much debate about women in combat, but Roberts and other historians have found a number of women who were fully involved fighting the British.
by newwest.net :: 2008-07-09 :: Misc information
The foundations of George Washington's boyhood home discovered [pics]
The foundations of George Washington's childhood house have been discovered at Ferry Farm in Virginia. The half million artifacts recovered will help historians fill in huge gaps in the story of the first U.S. president's early life. The biographies of Washington usually start when he's 23, but this dig will let historians start stories much earlier. After a 7-year search, the team was able to id the floor plan, and the archaeological data matched information from a tax review after Washington's father died in 1743. The Washingtons kept about 10 slaves in the main farmhouse and outbuildings, while another 20 lived nearby.
by nationalgeographic.com :: 2008-07-02 :: George Washington
African-Americans ended up on both sides of the war
It seemed that the issue of African-Americans in the Continental Army would be settle easily. After taking command in 1775 General George Washington - a slave owner - ruled that no black, free or enslaved, could be recruited to fight. He was responding to southerners' fear that arming blacks would lead to slave rebellions, also many white soldiers didn't want to fight alongside "inferior" men. So a deal was struck: Those free blacks already in northern regiments would be able to finish their terms of service. Then Washington would have an all-white Army. But his plan didn't last long, as military realities soon made him to reverse course.
by usnews.com :: 2008-07-02 :: Black Soldiers
Prelude to Civil War: Americans slaughtered their countrymen in the Battle of Waxhaws
It was an unlikely encounter: British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton had led 270 American Tories over a hundred miles on foot and horseback in 54 hours, hoping to catch rebel soldiers after their failure to rescue Charleston. But the sudden skirmish in woodlands in the Waxhaw area became a grim footnote of another war fought during the Revolution: an American civil war. "In the South, it became common to have Americans against Americans, with communities and even families divided just as in the later Civil War," says John Ferling, the author of "Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence."
by usnews.com :: 2008-07-02 :: Overview & History
Early American history walking tour of Lower Manhattan
While many of you are in your beds in the early hours of July 4, I will be leading a 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. tour of Revolutionary War sites in Lower Manhattan. Two key battles (Long Island, Saratoga) were fought in New York state. And 3 important Revolutionary War generals (Richard Montgomery, Alexander Hamilton and Horatio Gates) are buried in Lower Manhattan. The tour starts on the west side of City Hall Park, where George Washington on July 9, 1776, had the Declaration of Independence first read in the city, and where on July 6, 1774, Hamilton, then a young student at King's College, gave a great speech about resisting the king.
by James Kaplan :: 2008-07-02 :: History Tours