The Battle of Camden was not one of the most important battles in human history. It was not the most decisive battle of the Revolutionary War. It was important – and it destroyed the careers of important American leaders – but it didn’t come close to solving the war. If one word could characterize the… Continue reading The Battle of Camden and the American Revolutionary War /// 115
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The Shot Heard Round the World: Lexington and Concord
Before The Battle of Lexington and Concord many thoughtful commentators, in both England and the American colonies, thought peace was possible between the colonies and the mother country. When they woke up on April 19, 1775, the men were at peace. When they laid their heads down that night, millions of people, across the greatest… Continue reading The Shot Heard Round the World: Lexington and Concord
