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The Declaration of Independence We hold these truths to be self evident… - portion of the Declaration of Independence Damn Congress, they expect me to fight a war with no men or supplies. - George Washington, in the lead up to the Battle of Long Island April to May When the British arrived...

The Withdrawal from Boston And Gains and Losses The Fortification of Dorchester Heights and the subsequent withdrawal from Boston was another in a string of failures by the British. It wouldn’t be there last. - Sir John Dassero, Professor of History at Columbia University Ultimately, the...

The happiest moment of my life was seeing the American flag rise over Halifax - remark by Sir Jonathan Eddy The Battle of Fort Cumberland occurred on September 15, 1775 and was a quick decisive affair. The American forces, totalling over 1500 (they had been joined by Natives and Nova Scotians)...

I know, I was just being a baby. ;) That's fine.

Well...if you won't give me comments, I shall have to take them. I can now inform you that the Congress have made Choice of the modest and virtuous, the amiable, generous and brave George Washington Esqr., to be the General of the American Army, and that he is to repair as soon as possible to...

My dearest Hannah, how I miss you. - Letter from HM George I to HH Hannah Washington (nee Fairfax) while on campaign with General George Braddock. Dated April 6, 1754. Preserved in the Vernon House Archives. Young George Washington spent his young life idolizing his brother Lawrence. It was no...

George, they fight like ghosts. The strike at us and disappear before we can respond. It is a most irregular form of warfare. Thank God for Lord Cathcart, without him we would be lost. - Letter from Lawrence Washington to HM George I concerning his time fighting in Cuba. Dated June 17, 1741...

The Impossible Dream Or How One Person’s Survival Taught Me To Stop Worrying and Love the Butterflies “Tyranny can come from the mob just as easily as it can come from a far away king, perhaps more so.” - Alexander Hamilton “I learn something from everyone I meet. From the English I...

I don't want to be too specific because I am playing around with a scenario (to be posted when I feel ready). Basically though, the colonies are more successful in the early phases of the war, knocking the British on their heels. They do try and regroup with a southern attack, and it does...

It plays a role for sure, and in the scenario I have in my head their is fighting in the south. It gets off lighter, but then again so does the north.

So lets say, through a mixture of luck and skill, the ARW ends around 1780 with a Paris Treaty and US independence. I understand I'm being vague and it greatly depends on the war turns out, but generally speaking, what would the effects be? With a shorter war would the US be in a better...

I've looked all over the forum for this and while Ligny comes up every once in a while, its a variation on "Napoleon wins at Waterloo" and/or "Napoleon crushes Prussia at Ligny." So, what is the alternative I understand the Prussian army was in a sorry state by this point, but they...

Honestly, I understand that. I just thought it would be an interesting wrinkle and looking for at least a semi-plausible way if one existed Truly, that was the end game. I agree is/would be a much better statesman than soldier. The soldiering during the war was just a means to an end for me...

Help on a little timeline I am working on. Are there any (plausible) set of circumstances that could see Guy Carleton not appointed as Lt Governor and later Governor of Quebec, but instead wind up fighting for the colonies? I think that since the requirement would be that he be a Patriot, being...

experiment/teaser #2 Damnit, the burial location is wrong

A little test and teaser

Get black Americans more accepted into society early. I'm not saying everyone would be hunky dory at first, but over time it would lead to less racism. Also, when I say "early," I mean the outset of the country. The founding fathers all had mixed opinions on slavery and if some different paths...

Building a New Future After a brief period of convincing the states, mainly using Washington’s influence, and organizing the convention, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison succeeded in opening the Constitutional Convention on May 13, 1786 in Philadelphia. The Convention, having delegates...

Addendum I George Washington's Family George Washington + Hannah Fairfax (1753) -George Lawrence (1754-1820) Married in April 1784, had issue (I'm not telling you who yet) -Mary Anne (1755-1807) Married in February 1773 to John Parke Curtis, had issue -Sally (stillborn) (1756) -Hannah...

Also, as you can see from the above post, I am going to be changing up the formatting of the posts.