The National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association (W3R-US) and the Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA) have commissioned Historian Dr. Robert A. Selig to research and translate sections of the Comte de Rochambeau’s Livre d’ordre, the Orderly Book for his army during its stay in Newport, RI, from July 1780 to June 1781.
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Newly Anticipated Book: American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795 by Edward J. Larson
New attention from historians and journalists is raising pointed questions about the founding period: was the American revolution waged to preserve slavery, and was the Constitution a pact with slavery or a landmark in the antislavery movement?
Book Release: Revolutionary Roads: Searching for the War That Made America Independent…and All the Places It Could Have Gone Terribly Wrong by Bob Thompson
REVOLUTIONARY ROADS takes readers on a time-traveling adventure through the crucial places American independence was won and might have been lost. You’ll ride shotgun with Bob Thompson as he puts more than 20,000 miles on his car, not to mention his legs; walks history-shaping battlefields from Georgia to Quebec;
Support the Carpenters’ Hall Recovery Fund!
It is with great sadness we inform you the Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia was damaged by fire on Christmas Eve this year Being a major part of the trail, and the site of the 1st Continental Congress, it is imperative the restoration is completed before the 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress.
In Memoriam: Battle of Rhode Island Association Director Burt Quist
It is with great sadness that the Battle of Rhode Island Association and the Butts Hill Fort Restoration Committee announce the passing of Director Colonel Burton C. Quist, USMC (Ret.).
Coming Soon: George Washington Versus the Continental Army: Showdown at the New Windsor Catonment, 1782-1782 by Michael S. McGurty
The Revolutionary War was nearing its end in early 1783. In his Hudson Highlands stronghold, General Washington kept a wary eye on the British force in New York City, 60 miles away.
Book Release: The Battle of Harlem Heights, 1776 by David Price
The Battle of Harlem Heights is an under appreciated milestone in American military history. The engagement on upper Manhattan Island on September 16, 1776, was the first successful battle for George Washington’s troops in the quest for independence from Great Britain and presaged the emergence of an effective fighting force among the citizen-soldiers who made up the Continental Army.
French president a fitting first State Dinner guest for Biden administration
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden greet French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron as they arrive for a State Dinner on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (Patrick Semansky/AP)
It is profoundly fitting that the honor of the first State Dinner of the Biden administration was bestowed this month upon France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte.
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Book Release: The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp
New York City, the strategic center of the Revolutionary War, was the most important place in North America in 1776. That summer, an unruly rebel army under George Washington repeatedly threatened to burn the city rather than let the British take it.
Winter News from Odell House
Here’s a quick update from our friends at the Odell House;
We’re thrilled to announce two wonderful awards!
The Town of Greenburgh was awarded $500,000 in New York State Environmental Protection Funds for another phase of restoration for OHRH.