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Inglourious Basterds Moment, American Revolution

Light Horse Harry Lee and William Washington were assigned to slow the British advance so Washington’s army could re-group. Lee’s unarmed teenage bugler was murdered in cold… Read more “Inglourious Basterds Moment, American Revolution”

March 4, 2022March 6, 2022 by anthropologist

Reconaissance, the Green River, Georgia

A few weeks — or was it months — ago, self waxed lyrical over James D. Hornfischer’s ability to evoke landscape (completely redundant in a book about… Read more “Reconaissance, the Green River, Georgia”

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 by anthropologist

General Daniel Morgan of Washington’s Flying Army

The mission of the Flying Army was to conduct raids all across the south. Pursued by the British in South Carolina, General Morgan decided to make a… Read more “General Daniel Morgan of Washington’s Flying Army”

March 3, 2022March 5, 2022 by anthropologist

Unlikely Heroes: Still Chapter 26 of Washington’s Immortals

Francis Marion, aka Swamp Fox, “was an early pioneer of guerrilla warfare, leading the local militia in numerous quick, violent attacks on Loyalists and Redcoats. He was… Read more “Unlikely Heroes: Still Chapter 26 of Washington’s Immortals”

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 by anthropologist

Washington’s Immortals, p. 241

Washington’s Army in the South spent the winter and spring barefoot, starving, and . . . the men were attacked by “tens of thousands of ticks and… Read more “Washington’s Immortals, p. 241”

March 2, 2022March 4, 2022 by anthropologist

Washington’s Immortals, Chapter 26: The March South (to Charleston)

They left Morristown on April 16, 1780, becoming part of a campaign that kept them in the South for several years. Hundreds of the men did not… Read more “Washington’s Immortals, Chapter 26: The March South (to Charleston)”

March 1, 2022March 3, 2022 by anthropologist

What Is It to Lead?

This post might make Washington out to be the most bloodthirsty sort, ever. It’s yet another one about Washington meting out swift — and final — justice.… Read more “What Is It to Lead?”

March 1, 2022March 2, 2022 by anthropologist

The Siege of the Fort at Stony Point (Chapter 24, Washington’s Immortals)

The British fort at Stony Point, NY was “one of the most heavily-defended fortresses in North America.” The attackers had to somehow make it through the “abatis… Read more “The Siege of the Fort at Stony Point (Chapter 24, Washington’s Immortals)”

February 28, 2022March 2, 2022 by anthropologist

Washington’s War of Attrition, Part II

Self has now reached a little less than halfway through Washington’s Immortals. At this rate, it’ll be another week . . . What she’s gleaned so far… Read more “Washington’s War of Attrition, Part II”

February 28, 2022March 2, 2022 by anthropologist

Why Books Are Life

June 28, 1778: The British and the colonists square off at a site near present-day Freehold, New Jersey. The colonists are led by Gen. Charles Lee, the… Read more “Why Books Are Life”

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 by anthropologist

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