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Mercer’s Grenadier Militia
This is part two in the series by guest historian Drew Gruber. For part one, click here. On the morning of October 3, 1781, British Colonels Tarleton and Thomas Dundas led another expedition north towards Gloucester Courthouse and away from … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Civilian, Common Soldier, Memory, Monuments, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, Americans, Banastre Tarleton, British, British Legion, Continental, Dragoons, Duc de Luzun, French, George Washington, German Jaegers, Gloucester Militia, Gloucester Point, Johann Ewald, Mercer's Corps, Mercer's Grenadiers, Queen Rangers, Revolutionary War, Seawell's Ordinary, Simcoe's Queen Rangers, Virginia, Virginia militia, Welsh Fusiliers
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Mercer’s Grenadier Militia
Emerging Revolutionary War and Revolutionary War Wednesday is pleased to welcome back guest historian Drew Gruber. Part 1 When we think about American militia during the Revolutionary War, the image of an untrained rifle-toting citizen turned soldier comes to … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Memory, Personalities, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1777, 1781, American, American Revolution, Battle of Green Spring, Chesterfield Courthouse, Continental, Continental Line, Duc de Luzun, Frederich Wilhelm von Steuben, French, French alliance, French Army, French cavalry, George Washington, George Weedon, Gloucester Point, Grenadier Militia, Hugh Mercer, John Hungerford, Kings Mountain, Lord Cornwallis, Marquis de Lafayette, Nathanael Greene, North Carolina, Revolutionary War, Robert Anderson, The Patriot, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Nelson, Virginia, Virginia militia, Ware Church, Yorktown
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Battle of Blandford
On April 25, approximately 2,500 smartly dressed but campaign worn uniformed invaders attacked Virginians defending their homes and hearths around Petersburg, Virginia. One would suspect that the next few sentences would talk about the latest Union excursion against their Southern counterparts … Continue reading
