During the War for Independence, Fort Ticonderoga’s guns, sited critically between Lakes Champlain and George, dominated north-south communications in upstate New York that were vital to both the British and American war efforts. In the public mind Ticonderoga was the “American Gibraltar” or the “Key to the Continent,” and patriots considered holding the fort essential to the success of the Revolutionary cause. Join us for this installment of our Rev War Revelry series as we welcome back award-w...
Jan 11, 2023•52 min
Join our Emerging Revolutionary War historians for a discussion on highlights from the Valley Forge - Monmouth tour in 2022 and reveal where we are headed in November 2023. We will also discuss other upcoming 2023 projects.
Jan 04, 2023•59 min
Join us as we highlight Emerging Revolutionary War's newest book "Unhappy Catastrophes: The American Revolution in Central New Jersey, 1776–1782" by Robert M. Dunkerly. The book follows the course of the war through its various phases and details lesser-known battles, military campsites, raids, espionage, and more. The book also includes historic sites to visit, markers, and websites for further research and study. We will sit down with the author and discuss the book, the events and personaliti...
Jan 03, 2023•43 min
In the summer of 2022, archaeologists discovered the remains of 13 Hessians who had been killed during the Battle of Red Bank in New Jersey. The Battle of Red Bank was fought on October 22, 1777 and resulted in the deaths of dozens of Hessian soldiers. Join Emerging Revolutionary War as we welcome one of the archaeologists who worked on the project, Wade Catts, to discuss the battle, the surprising discovery that occurred this summer, and what we can learn from archaeology about the men who foug...
Nov 05, 2022•1 hr 6 min
This October marks the 241st anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown. Before Cornwallis was forced into his works at Yorktown, American and British forces sparred across Virginia in a series of moves and countermoves. We welcome back Dr. John Maass to our Sunday night Rev War Revelry as we discuss the events of 1781 in Virginia and Dr. Maass' book "Road to Yorktown."
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min
The Saratoga Campaign and Battle of Saratoga sit near the top of numerous "Turning Points of the Revolutionary War" lists. It is a story that has been told many times. New research has shed additional light on the campaign's well-known and trivial parts. Join Saratoga National Historical Park interpreter and historian Eric Schnitzer as we explore new research being conducted about the campaign. Eric also authored the text of Don Troiani's Campaign to Saratoga - 1777: The Turning Point of the Rev...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 8 min
The Battle of Fort McHenry is well known in American history. The defense of the fort which protected Baltimore harbor turned back the British in September 1814 and led to the writing of the poem and future national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." Less though is known about the accompanying land battle, fought between the British and American militia at North Point on September 12, 1814. Tune in to this "Rev War Revelry" as Emerging Revolutionary War discusses the action at North Point with ...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 12 min
On July 9, 1755, British regulars and American colonial troops under the command of General Edward Braddock, commander in chief of the British Army in North America, were attacked by French and Native American forces shortly after crossing the Monongahela River and while making their way to besiege Fort Duquesne in the Ohio Valley, a few miles from what is now Pittsburgh. The long line of red-coated troops struggled to maintain cohesion and discipline as Indian warriors quickly outflanked them a...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Join historian Phill Greenwalt as he discusses the impact Nathanael Greene had on improving the supply situation during the Valley Forge encampment in 1777-1778 with Dan Davis of the American Battlefield Trust. Washington's trust in Greene was affirmed by Greene's improvement of the Quartermaster Department of Washington's Army at Valley Forge.
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr
Join ERW as we discuss the Conway Cabal with award winning historian Dr. Mark Lender, author of Cabal! The Plot Against General Washington. We will discuss details of the "cabal" and the politics that impacted the events around the Battle of Monmouth.
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Emerging Revolutionary War is joined by Paul Soltis, historian with the New Jersey State Park Service at the Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites. The Wallace House served as George Washington's headquarters during the winter at Middlebrook, New Jersey in 1778-1779. While most Americans have heard of Valley Forge, the winter cantonment at Middlebrook is often overlooked. We discuss the important historic events that occurred there and what visitors to the area can see today...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 3 min
On June 9, 1772, a group of prominent Rhode Islanders rowed out to His Majesty’s schooner Gaspee, which had run aground six miles south of Providence while on an anti-smuggling patrol. After threatening and shooting its commanding officer, the raiders looted the vessel and burned it to the waterline. An often overlooked event that occurred between the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party, we will speak with historian Steven Park, author of the book "The Burning of His Majesty's Schooner Gasp...
Jul 06, 2022•54 min
We welcome our good friend John Adams of Liberty Cigars. John takes inspiration from the Founding Fathers and Revolutionary War figures to create his cigars. We talk about his love of history and how it evolved into a cigar company and some of his upcoming projects.
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Next to Fort McHenry, the Battle of New Orleans is the best-known event of the War of 1812. Join historians Kevin Pawlak, Sean Michael Chick, and George Best for a look at the campaign that brought American and British armies to the Crescent City.
May 24, 2022•1 hr 8 min
On September 8, 1755, two armies clashed along the southern shore of Lake George in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. The battle between William Johnson’s force of colonial provincials and Mohawk allies and Baron de Dieskau’s French and Native American army would decide who possessed the lower part of the strategic water highway system that connected New York City with Quebec. Join author and ERW historian Billy Griffith for a discussion about this crucial event in the early stages of the French ...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Join Emerging Revolutionary War historians as we reflect on the two years of "Rev War Revelry" programming and give updates about projects, programs, and tours coming up in the year 2022!
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr
Join us as we talk with ERW historian and author Robert Dunkerly on his new book on the fighting at Birmingham Hill during the Battle of Brandywine. Dunkerkly's book, Decision at Brandywine: The Battle on Birmingham Hill, covers in detail the pivotal fighting at Brandywine on September 11, 1777, one of the largest battles of the American Revolution.
Apr 09, 2022•55 min
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes all the way from the Ireland, historian and archaeologist Damian Shiels to talk about the Irish 1798 rebellion, the Battle of Vinegar Hill, and how archaeology has helped define the battlefield.
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Emerging Revolutionary War historians Dan Welch and Phillip S. Greenwalt discuss the Convention Army following the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777.
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back historian Tom Hand of Americana Corner. Tom and Mark Maloy discuss all things George Washington as we celebrate the 290th birthday of this greatest of Americans.
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Emerging Revolutionary War historian Billy Griffith with Nate McDonald of Prince William County Historic Preservation and Travis Shaw of the Mosby Heritage Area Association discuss General Richard Montgomery and Colonel Benedict Arnold's epic campaigns through the north to capture Quebec and claim Canada as the 14th colony on December 31, 1775.
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Emerging Revolutionary War is joined by Brian Mack. He is involved with the Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park as a member of their Board of Trustees, a Board member with The Stone Arabia Preservation & Battlefield, and a Board Member with The Mohawk Country Association. Most recently, he joined the Board with the Dr. Joseph Warren Foundation.
Feb 26, 2022•53 min
Emerging Revolutionary War is joined by historians Kristopher White, Deputy Director of Education and Dan Davis, Education Manager, both of the American Battlefield Trust for a discussion on the Battle of Cowpens, fought in South Carolina on January 17, 1781.
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Join Emerging Revolutionary War historian Dan Welch and John Diaconis, Libby Del Greco, and Lynn Briggs of the Friends of Miller House/Washington's Headquarters as they discuss George Washington during the battle of White Plains in late October 1776. Since their formation in 2011 the Friends of Miller House / Washington's Headquarters have spent hundreds of hours working with Westchester County and the Town of North Castle trying to save Miller House / Washington's Headquarters.
Feb 26, 2022•45 min
Emerging Revolutionary War sits down with the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance's current president, John DiNuzzi, and Board of Trustee member, Lyn Hohmann, to discuss the organization's efforts in preserving and interpreting one of our country's most historical pieces of ground.
Feb 26, 2022•58 min
Emerging Revolutionary War historian Vanessa Smiley and Adrian Stewart of Ninety Six National Historic Site talk about the first action at Ninety Six and the impact it had on the war in the South Carolina back country.
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 2 min
The American Revolution gave author Washington Irving inspiration for one of the greatest ghost stories in American history: the Headless Horseman. Emerging Revolutionary War historians with special guest Hessian historian Ross Schwalm, dive into this tale and others on Halloween night, looking at the facts upon which Irving based his famous fictional tale on.
Feb 26, 2022•59 min
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes historian Adam Zielinski to discuss the little known battle of Iron Works Hill in December of 1776 just prior to the crossing of the Delaware and the Battle of Trenton.
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Emerging Revolutionary War historian Mark Maloy and Will Krakower, History Educator with the Princeton Battlefield State Park discuss the Battle of Princeton.
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Emerging Revolutionary War discusses James Monroe with Scott Harris, Executive Director of the James Monroe Museum.
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 5 min
