Why Captain Wallace Failed to Prevent the Revolutionary War
From December 1774 to March 1776, Captain James Wallace of the British Navy patrolled Narragansett Bay.
Virtual Author’s Talk—The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence
Historian Lauren Duval of the University of Oklahoma discusses her new book that vividly captures daily life during the American Revolution through the eyes and ears of those who intimately […]
Virtual Author’s Talk— Washington’s Lieutenants: Major Versus Brigadier Generals in the Revolutionary War
While the Continental Army’s commander-in-chief, Gen. George Washington, directed some of the army’s battles during the Revolution, his strategy for the most part was carried out—and most battles were […]
Lecture: Fred Zilian Presents: The Patriot Raid to Capture British General Richard Prescott, July 1777
Virtual Lecture: The Whites of Their Eyes: Bunker Hill, the First American Army, and the Emergence of George Washington
Paul Lockhart, professor of history at Wright State University, highlights the Battle of Bunker Hill on the 250th anniversary of the engagement. Offering a reassessment of the first major battle […]
Roots of Revolution Walking Tour with Scott Alexander
Roots of Revolution Walking Tour with Scott Alexander Saturday, April 19th, 1pm The John Brown House Museum Join the Rhode Island Historical Society for a walking tour of Providence, […]
Virtual Lecture—The Realities of Infantry in Combat During the American Revolution
Historian Alex Burns, Ph.D., assistant professor of history at Franciscan University of Steubenville, places the common enlisted man during the American Revolution at center stage by discussing their experiences during […]
Virtual Lecture—The Cutting Off Way: Indigenous Warfare in the American Revolution
Historian Wayne E. Lee of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill discusses Indigenous warfare before and during the American Revolution. Throughout the Revolution, Indigenous warriors sought to surprise their […]
Virtual Author’s Talk—Declarations of Independence: Indigenous Resilience, Colonial Rivalries, and the Cost of Revolution
On July 4, 1776, two hundred miles northwest of Philadelphia, on Indigenous land along the west branch of the Susquehanna River, a group of colonial squatters declared their independence. They […]
