Tag: Continental Army
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What Price Liberty? A Family Answers the Call
by Tom DeWeese, American Policy Center, ©2023 (Jul. 1, 2023) — When their ship from the Netherlands docked in the harbor of New Amsterdam (now New York City) in 1688, Garrett Hendricks DeWeese and his wife Zytian could not have known of the historic events that would direct the destiny of their future family. Nor…
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Baron von Steuben (1778)
FORMER PRUSSIAN MILITARY OFFICER STREAMLINED TRAINING OF CONTINENTAL ARMY FOR GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON by James Still, ©2018, RetraceOurSteps.com (Feb. 1, 2018) — Friedrich “Baron” von Steuben was a Prussian officer and served as an aide to Frederick the Great. Following his military career, von Steuben received a recommendation from Benjamin Franklin and wrote to George Washington,…
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A Noble Train of Artillery (1775-1776)
“RETRACE OUR STEPS” by James Still, ©2016, RetraceOurSteps.com (Jan. 1, 2016) — Lacking artillery in the Continental Army, Washington approved Henry Knox’s bold plan to transport 60 Tons of captured British artillery from Ft. Ticonderoga to Boston. During the dead of winter and over the course of 56 days, Colonel Knox transported the artillery 300…
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The Jeffington Files, Part 2: “The Assignment”
HOW DID WASHINGTON’S FLEDGELING ARMY DEFEAT THE BRITISH? by General Canwell Jeffington (Jun. 28, 2011) — I could tell that Washington was almost euphoric that I had agreed to spy for him. He had other reasons to be encouraged as well. His troops had emerged from the Hell of the winter at Valley Forge. Their…