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Military History Quarterly
August 2007
Willard Sterne Randall |
The First American Victory: Ethan Allen Takes Fort Ticonderoga Ethan Allen led his Vermont militia on a daring mission to capture Fort Ticonderoga -- and in so doing gave George Washington the means to expel the British from New England.   |
Military History
December 24, 2004
Ross Rosenfeld |
Battle of Princeton: Washington Outfoxes Cornwallis Facing Maj. Gen. George Washington's army at Assunpink Creek on January 2, 1777, Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis expected to 'bag the fox' the following day, but the next morning brought an unpleasant surprise--the fox had vanished. |
Military History Quarterly
Noah Andre Trudeau |
Charles Lee's Disgrace at the Battle of Monmouth Charles Lee's military credentials were solid. But his failure to coordinate subordinates led to a crucial breakdown at the Battle of Monmouth, and a rare public rebuke from George Washington. |
Military History Quarterly
Tom Wicker |
Turning Point in the Wilderness The clash at King's Mountain between Patriots and Tories began Britain's long descent to Yorktown. |
Military History Quarterly
Noah Andre Trudeau |
'The Fort's Our Own!' Relying on cold steel and the cover of darkness, General Anthony Wayne's elite Light Corps seized British-held Stony Point, New York, in one of the most daring operations of the Revolutionary War. |
Military History Quarterly
Thomas Fleming |
Old Hickory's Finest Hour In January 1815, General Andrew Jackson led a menagerie of American defenders against some of the British Empire's finest soldiers in a battle that would determine the future of America. |
America's Civil War
James B. Ronan II |
Union Regulars Brigade Desperate Stand at Chickamauga Civil War Brigadier General John King's disciplined brigade of Union Regulars found itself tested as never before at Chickamauga. For two bloody days, the Regulars dashed from one endangered spot to another, seeking to save their army from annihilation. |
Military History Quarterly
Jon Swan |
America's Forgotten Patriots During the American Revolution some of the most ardent Patriots could be found among the colonies' African-Americans. |
America's Civil War
July 2005
Jeffry C. Burden |
Failed Attack at Vicksburg Ulysses S. Grant thought his formidable Army of the Tennessee could take Vicksburg from a "beaten" foe by direct assault. He was wrong, thanks to near-impregnable fortifications, renewed Southern spirit, and surprisingly suspect Northern generalship. |
Military History
Jul/Aug 2006
Michael D. Hull |
Peter Francisco: American Revolutionary War Hero In 1776, the young 'giant' Peter Francisco was the most renowned common soldier in the Continental Army -- and possibly in the entire history of the U.S. Army. |
American History
October 2007
James B. Daniels |
The Battle of Chippewa An unlikely victory on the Canadian side of the Niagara River during the War of 1812 helped transform the motley U.S. Army into a professional fighting force. |
America's Civil War
Gary W. Dolzall |
Enemies Front and Rear Union forces under George H. Thomas destroyed the Confederate Army of Tennessee at Nashville as Thomas endured his own battle of resolve with Ulysses S. Grant. |
| World War II |
Letter from Readers -- November 2006 World War II Magazine The aftermath of the Malmedy massacre... A modern soldier recalls his visit to Hill 427... etc. |
