Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

E190: Conor Robison: The Battle of Green Spring

This week our guest is JAR contributor Conor Robison. In 1781 Charles Cornwallis and Anthony Wayne clashed at historic Green Spring. The battle was dramatic and intense on the road to Yorktown. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E189: David Otersen: Algernon Sidney and the American Revolution

This week our guest is JAR contributor David Otersen. Algernon Sidney was a vocal critic of royal authority in the century before the American Revolution, but his writings resonated for Patriots years later. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E188: Russia, Britain, and the Armed Neutrality of 1780

This week our guest is JAR contributor Eric Sterner. In 1780 Catherine the Great lead the charge against Britain for neutral trade. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

E187: Shawn David McGhee: The First Partisan Application of the Electoral College

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Shawn David McGhee. During the 1792 election, a plot was devised to unseat Vice President John Adams on partisan lines. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E186: Patrick H. Hannum: Virginia’s 1775 Regular Company Level Military Force Structure

This week our guest is JAR contributor Patrick H. Hannum. Virginia's troop structure throughout the American Revolution changed as did its politics and adjusted to its regional needs. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E184: William W. Reynolds: Observations Regarding the Yorktown Surrender Documents

This week our guest is JAR correspondent William W. Reynolds. Following the British surrender at Yorktown, multiple copies of the terms were made. Determining which was most like the original has proven to be a difficult task. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E183: Jeff Dacus: John Cadwalader Twice Refuses To Become a General.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Jeff Dacus. John Cadwalader was a true Patriot leader, but refused elevation to general more than once. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E182: Don N. Hagist: Top Ten Weather Interventions

This week our guest is JAR Editor Don N. Hagist. You can't control the weather, but it certainly controlled the outcomes of many key Revolutionary moments. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E181: Kim Burdick: Frenchmen in Delaware

This week our guest is JAR contributor Kim Burdick. Delaware was a central corridor of travel during the American Revolution, and many prominent people crossed through it. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E180: Louis Arthur Norton: Justice, Deterrence, and Fitful Revenge During the American Revolution

This week our guest is JAR contributor Louis Arthur Norton. Revenge was a dish served regularly in the American Revolution, often guised as impartial justice. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.