Great stories. Thanks for posting.
There are many remarkable stories within the Revolution, including how it really went for the average engagement vs. the legendary impressions given through school.
The stories of miraculous weather are enough.
I love this stuff! Thanks!
Great stories! Thank you
Interesting. Stephen Decatur Jr, the son of the above mentioned, was also a US naval member and Commodore. Serving valiantly in the war of 1812 and other naval battles. The city of Decatur Al is named for him.
At least 46 communities in the United States have been named after Stephen Decatur, including Decatur, Alabama, Decatur, Georgia, Decatur, Illinois, and Decatur, Texas.
I love history. Wish it paid the bills.
For anyone interested in the subject of the Hudson River during the American Revolution, there is a book by the name of, Chaining the Hudson: The Fight for the River in the American Revolution. (by Lincoln Diamant). It describes how the colonists floated a chain across the river at what is now West Point in order to keep British ships from sailing north from NYC to unite with their troops up north; there was a very real concern that the British would separate the colonies to the east of the Hudson, secure them firmly in Tory control, and then work piecemeal from there. (Links from the chain may still be seen at West Point.)
Just to the south of West Point (on the same side of the river, in the vicinity of the Bear Mountain Bridge), the adjacent positions of Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery were located, the remnants of which can still be seen today. (The battle for the two forts was won handily by the British, who had landed further south than the militia had anticipated and took the colonists by surprise.)
