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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route and the Battle of Rhode Island Association fund Dr. Robert Selig’s translation of Comte de Rochambeau’s Orderly Book

February 15th, 2023

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.

Support the Carpenters’ Hall Recovery Fund!

February 3rd, 2023

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.

Book Release: The Battle of Harlem Heights, 1776 by David Price

January 16th, 2023

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

January 12th, 2023

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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