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16/01/2025

Nothing is funnier to me than when some random person who doesn't appear to know much about the American Revolution tells me to read the Wikipedia to "learn" about a figure from the war. 🤣🤣🤣🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

05/07/2024

Just know that if you see my page tagged in some weird, anti-science woo woo conspiracy theory nonsense, that has nothing to do with me and does not reflect my views. I don't log in here often anymore (mostly due to general busy-ness) so I may not see a tag for some time. People can be as ignorant as they choose on their own pages, but please leave me out of it.

19/04/2024

Morgan is one of my favorite figures of the American Revolution. From drunken brawler and troublemaker to a major player in the events leading to Yorktown, Daniel Morgan led a fascinating life.

05/04/2024

14/03/2024

02/08/2023

Somehow, the most ridiculous myths are still making rounds to this day in spite of attempts to bust them. These myths have been spread by unreliable historians such as Washington Irving and Rupert Hughes, and a certain TV show starring Leslie Neilson.

This brand of myth touts the alleged superiority of American weaponry and tactics. The oft-repeated line is that Americans were using new and exciting methods while the arrogant British clung steadfastly to their muskets and linear tactics like a bunch of old fuddy-duddies trying to beat a computer with a pencil.

Some partisan militia employed guerilla tactics to ambush supply trains or other vans on the road, particularly in the Southern Campaign as the British troops went inland of Charlestown. However, in the grand scheme of things, battle was being done, on both sides, according to the conventional wisdom of the day - linear tactics. The most powerful militaries - Great Britain, France, and other European armies would continue to do so long after the American Revolution ended. They were meeting in open fields, marching in columns, firing volleys on command, and then clearing the field with bayonets. For much of the war, the Continental Army was largely failing even at that until foreign help such Baron Von Steuben drilled them into shape. The British did not “lose” the war as much as they cut their losses, not because we bested them. Support from other Europeans, chiefly the French, effectively won the war.

Another myth is that Americans were using rifles instead of muskets. This isn't true. While it is true that there were special corps on BOTH sides using rifles for increased accuracy, Land Pattern (Brown Bess) Musket were standard for both armies. True, they were less accurate, but they were far faster to load, less expensive, and sturdier for bayonet charges. Some of the militia were using rifles if that was what they had in hand, but it was by no means the standard. Most Colonial homes had a musket and shot ready to be called up with the militia, anyway. And they received more from allies such as France.

09/08/2022

David McCullough was a man whose work will live on for many, many generations to come. RIP, and may his family have comfort. 💖

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29/07/2022

I am busy writing as much as possible! Editing one novel, drafting the sequel, and composing material for short videos about the American Revolution and 18th century history. I'm putting in a lot of work, and soon I'll have that work out for y'all!

26/07/2022

Visited American Revolution Museum at Yorktown for the first time since Ela was born! Wonderful as ALWAYS!!! And they had a young man named Gavin giving a presentation on uniforms of the American Revolution; he did an excellent job! Ela enjoyed all of the films, including the 4D one!

05/06/2022

So, after seeing the reach of TikTok videos, I created a TikTok (RevWarNerd1781) with designs on using it to take Patriot Podcast in another direction. It's hard to write/record podcasts with a seven month old, but quick videos can be done and can be packed with quick info and links to my FB and IG for more learning. I'm not 100% sure what this is going to look like, but I'm working on it.

Drop a comment below telling me what part of the American Revolution or what founding figure you're most eager to learn more about!

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How it all began

It started with a spur-of-the-moment trip to South Carolina. Well, it really started around eight-years old. Homeschooled in a time where that was so rare that old ladies gave my parents looks as if we were from Mars, I had no lack of access to books. My interest in the American Revolution was sparked by assignments about the writing of the Declaration of Independence for July 4th. I read and reread and reread again National Geographic’s “The Revolutionary War” by Bart McDowell. I will never forget my first trip to Virginia; the sizzling fuse of my love for history ignited a powder keg. I was reading William J Wood’s “Battles of the Revolutionary War” at the time. Colonial Williamsburg was more exciting to me than Disney is to most kids, and visiting Yorktown was a deeply emotional experience. I knew then that there was nothing more beloved to me. My teen years were primarily filled with my all-out obsession with all things American Revolution, reading about it, writing about it, visiting the battle sites, and talking nonstop about it (just ask my Mom). It was then that I began work on my novel, “Times That Try Men’s Souls,” which lay quietly in dust until 2013, when I began writing it again as a mature adult and a more experienced writer. When I was much younger, I made an attempt to find a career at Colonial Williamsburg, being a somewhat talented seamstress, but never had any success. While I pondered what I could do to apply my love of history to my life, I built a career in healthcare. Year after year I would travel to Virginia for a week or two, always so depressed to return home to Georgia. Finally, in 2017, I realized my dream of moving to Virginia, but still pondered what I could do with my love of history. The jobs I applied for in the field of history and museums weren’t looking for someone with years of experience in healthcare, and I never even received any replies. One weekend in May of 2018, my parents were on a weekend trip to Kings Mountain and Cowpens, the sites of stunning Patriot victories in South Carolina. I’d been there many times, but I drove down (a 6 hour drive on no sleep, after a 15 hour shift) to meet them. While at Cowpens, I kept talking about the war in the South and those who fought, even criticizing a couple of points in the official NPS film. My Mom suggested that I start up something online to educate others about the American Revolution, like a YouTube channel or a podcast or something. That seemed daunting at first, but also incredibly exciting! So here I am, writing about my passion, all the while working on my historical novels, and presently sewing a uniform to dress as Light Horse Harry Lee. Who knows what my future holds and what opportunities await to allow my passion for history burn bright enough to spread to others?