Hi Dan, Try Wetterlings Axes from Sweden www.wetterlings.com. I bought one in Tennessee for about $40. Good quality for a handforged axe and the handle is...
Dear List, I have a quick question for those with a lot of knowledge of General Cornwallis.? A student came to me the other day with a question about Guilford...
There is a summary of Cornwallis' reasoning for abandoning the campaign in North Carolina in Mark Urban's 'Fusilier' (pg 251) Further details of his thinking...
Another good secondary account of Cornwallis's decision making is in Piers Mackesy's War for America. For another perspective, most libraries have Clinton's...
You raise a good point Chris - the abandonment of Cornwallis' "aggressive" strategy in NC has more to do with the state of his army after the Pyrrhic victory...
I just received a catalog of military surplus and collectibles which has some articles of interest to 18th century reenactors/historians. Below are listed some...
List- There are two other quotes of MG N. Greene which always bear repeating regarding his conduct of the war in the South in 1780-81: "There are few generals...
List- Please forgive this non-revwar request, but can some one help me with the following quote: "Diplomacy is good, but diplomacy with an army is better" (I...
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“…Most Proper For Militia…”: A Delaware Revolutionary War Drill Manual In the period 1781 to1782, after the siege at Yorktown, the outcome of the...
List- I received an email this morning from Amazon.com with advertisements for several new history books,. One was an Osprey Man-at War -- __Armies of the...
I have come into possession of something that seems to be a cannonball. It is 3 5/8 inches across, and weighs 8.05 pounds. It is steel or iron, well...
Hi all, excuse the short interruption. I put a new belt/bag knife on the site for sale. Forged from a 200 yr old buggy spring, nothing fancy. You can see it,...
Dear Mr. Cecere: If your student wants a copy of the Cornwallis Correspondence it can be downloaded free from www.archive.org, found searching "Cornwallis,...
... Ditto Clinton at: http://www.archive.org/details/narrativeofcampa00clin and a few tasters to set the scene: The plan I had formed for the campaign of 1781,...
I would like to convey my thanks also, the site is beautiful, the free beer was good, music good, native Americans friendly (to the British anyway). The 9th...
... Glenn, From what I know, one did not see 8-pound cannons very often if at all. A re-bored 6, maybe? In any case, I know 9-pound shot in the English system...
Jim, Lovely photos, thank you for sharing them with the list. Cheers, J~ John M. Johnston There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness. Dave Barry ...
Glen, Also look at the ball very closely. Use a magnifier if you have to and look for a fleur-di-lis or a small Broad arrow mark, kind of like this /|\. That...
reading this with much interest....... I thought that I had found a cannon ball when we moved into this house, BUT it was a shot put. DA--! Oldeturtle ...
Mike, Do you happen to have a copy of Tarleton's Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North American? Cornwallis' letters to Lord Germain...
Hello all. October 23rd and 24th mark the 200th anniversary of the return of General Wayne's bones to his home,their interment, and the placement of the...
Was asked to look at a cannon ball one time. Before going I stopped by the 7/11 for coffee. Got into a conversation with a track coach and he told me of the...
________________________________ Mike, Do you happen to have a copy of Tarleton's Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North American?...
William Sommerfield, 79, aka General George Washington, died September 11, 2009 in Philadelphia, not far from his home on Mount Vernon Street. For 30 years, 18...
Oh, how sad!... No words can describe my feelings. I consider it my personal loss too. His portrayal of George Washington was great, and his work was...
