Boston 1775

On Sunday, 19 July, the Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site in Cambridge will host a commemoration called “H...

The Journal of the American Revolution regularly asks its contributors to share a short answer to an intriguing question—a favorite event or...

On the afternoon of 27 Aug 1776, British and Hessian soldiers under Gen. James Grant advanced on a Continental force, including men from...

In June 1776, Lt. John Ragg of the marines was in Halifax, Nova Scotia , with the rest of the British military force evacuated from Boston...

America’s History, L.L.C., is hosting its eleventh annual conference on the American Revolution on 15–17 March. In past years this gatheri...

The Newport Historical Society is hosting a couple of Revolutionary history events in the next few days. Wednesday, 6 March, 6:30 to 7:30...

Fort Ticonderoga has announced its 19th Annual Seminar on the American Revolution , to take place on the weekend of 23–24 September 2023. Un...

On the weekend of 9–11 June, the Fort Plain Museum will host its annual Revolutionary War Conference in the Mohawk Valley . This year’s se...

Here are a couple of items from Revolutionary War archeology . After the Battles of Saratoga , the “Convention Army” of Crown prisoners of...

During the fight at Bemis Heights, the second act of the Battle of Saratoga , an American rifleman picked off Simon Fraser , brigadier gener...

This is Evacuation Day in Suffolk County, celebrating when the British military left Boston in 1776. In commemoration of the Continental A...

Here are some links to music with colonial connections to enjoy at home over the upcoming holidays. During last year’s stay-at-home holid...

Yesterday I started to quote Ens. George Eld ’s account of the Crown raid on Paramus, New Jersey, which started on 23 Mar 1780. Most of t...

On 23 Mar 1780, Ens. George Eld of the Coldstream Guards’ light infantry company again went into battle against the rebels surrounding New ...

Yesterday I recounted the British army ’s march in February 1780 from their lines at King’s Bridge, New York , up to Joseph Young’s farmhou...

On Friday, 2 Feb 1780, the British army holding New York City set out to attack a Continental outpost that had become troublesome. Charl...

At the first Battle of Trenton in December 1776, Gen. George Washington ’s army surprised the king’s troops and took over 900 prisoners , ...

New England troops and Crown forces, including French -speaking Canadians and German -speaking Hessians and Brunswickers, fought the Bat...

On 22 June 1784, the Connecticut Courant ran an article which has become highly significant for hunters of vampires and vampire lore. It ...

One of last year’s highlights was the annual conference of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, conveniently in Cambri...