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David L. Valuska, PH.D. This will be the first in a series dealing with the role that German Americans played in the War for Independence. Our first series will deal with identifying the Pennsylvania Germans and their influence on Pennsylvania and other colonies; such as Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, in the period leading up…
Bruce Batten, 1stNew Hampshire Regiment, United Train Of Artillery The details of the capture and execution of Nathan Hale have perplexed historians for years. This confusion may have come to an end because of a manuscript given to the Library of Congress in 2000. This manuscript was written during, or soon after the war by…
Mike Cecere, 7thVirginia Regiment Adapted From In This Time Of Extreme Danger: Northern Virginia In The American Revolution Virginians were very anxious in the early months of 1781. The arrival of a British expeditionary force in January under the infamous American traitor, Benedict Arnold, shocked the state. Arnold’s movements along the James River and his…
by Joe Giammarco, United Train Of Artillery Early History and Description Pallas and Tantae are two bronze French cannons that were cast at the foundry in Strasbourg in 1760 by foundry master Jean-Francois Berenger. The guns were named and decorated with ornate engravings as impressive as the firepower these pieces brought to an eighteenth century…