Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

This week our guest is JAR contributor Eric Wiser. During the revolutionary period politics were contentious and personal feuds ran deep. None exemplified that more than Abraham Clark and William Livingston. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Victor J. DiSanto. Following the capture of John Andre, George Washington pushed Congress to create a medal in honor of the event. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Benjamin George. The information war was a critical component of both the British and Continental armies during the American Revolution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Colin Zimmerman. In December of 1776, the Continental Army was in dire straits and perilously undersupplied...or was it? For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Al Dickenson. The Battle of Fallen Timbers was a turning point in the history of the emerging American west. Its legacy is honored at Fallen Timbers. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author, historian, and JAR contributor Ray Raphael. In 1814 John Adams received a letter challenging July 4th as the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed. Was it correct? For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is William M. Welsch. The battle for Petersburg is often overlooked in Revolutionary circles, but it played a critical role in the future of Virginia. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Adam E. Zielinski. James Forten led an amazing revolutionary life in Philadelphia, reaching heights in the face of tremendous adversity. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor George Kotlik. British East Florida was a critical chess piece in the great imperial wars of the 18th century. George Kotlik explains why. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Douglas R. Dorney, Jr. Lord Cornwallis has been viewed by many as the general that lost the American Revolution, but his commitment to his own personal values made him a valuable asset to the larger British Empire. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor David Price. The battle of Eutaw Springs is often overlooked, but a critical component in the southern campaign. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Alexandra Griffeth. Hanover County, Virginia was the stomping ground for Patrick Henry for most of his life. Historic sites and interpretation still remain in the public eye. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Shawn David McGhee. George Washington's "Rules of Civility" have perplexed historians for generations. Were they a simple handwriting exercise? Or something more? For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor and author Eric Sterner. In April of 1776 a British vessel called Glasgow tangled with the raw Continental navy. The battle had surprising implications. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is Managing Editor of the JAR Don N. Hagist. The 2023 Annual Volume has been released and is available for purchase now. Plus, the JAR website is receiving a facelift with new features and will be more user friendly than ever. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor John Settle. Colonel Abraham Buford's Virginia Battalion were battle tested often disorganized. Their service was hard and tracking them down was even harder. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Mike Matheny. Horatio Gates began his career as a bright star in the Continental Army, but left with a less-than-stellar reputation. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor J.L. Bell. The secrets of Samuel Dyer's clandestine Patriot life continue to be revealed in the second of our two part series. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor and author JL Bell. Samuel Dyer's life is one that few have heard of, but his experiences could have changed history forever. This is part one of a two part series exploring his story. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Mark Anderson. When a young soldier was killed in a friendly fire incident, a major inquiry followed. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Stuart Lyall Manson. In the wake of the Revolution, thousands of Loyalist refugees fled to Canada. Supporting these people became one of Canada's top priorities. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Scott Smith. Only a few years after the Revolution ended, another war began in Western Massachusetts. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Chris Yohn. In 1778 a raid by Loyalists and British Allied Indian warriors led to mass evacuation of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River Valley. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is author Bob Thompson. In his new book "Revolutionary Roads: Searching for the War That Made America Independent...and All the Places It Could Have Gone Terribly Wrong" Thompson takes readers on a road trip of historic proportions. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Gene Procknow. According to newspapers, Ethan Allen went from outlaw to hero and back to the bottom in a very short time. Gene Procknow examines why. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor and author Benjamin L. Carp. Captain Abraham Van Dyck was faced military justice on two separate occasions, and lingering questions still remain. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor James M. Deitch. Johann Gottlieb Rall was a respected commander and a hard soldier, but his failures at Trenton left much to be desired. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author Norman S. Poser. General John Burgoyne is one of the most critical figures of the American Revolution, and his career is marked by many lives, not just one. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor John Settle. Raised early in the conflict, the 9th Virginia Regiment saw action in many different theaters of the American Revolution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor H. Allen Skinner. As the war wound on the British Army moved into the American South, and General Nathanael Greene met them in stride. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Joseph E. Wroblewski. During 1776 the Howe Brothers sought to institute and oath of allegiance but were met with stiff resistance by New Jersey authorities. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author and historian Brady J. Crytzer. From 1794-1795 President George Washington brokered three separate treaties that fundamentally changed the western frontier. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Michael Cecere. In 1781 the British abandoned their occupation of Williamsburg, and the French Army replaced them soon after. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Jett Conner. Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” fueled a revolution and opened debate into the public sphere. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor John E. Happ. Benjamin Franklin is beloved in Paris for his role in the pursuit of liberty, and a monument to his legend remains. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Chip Langston. James Morris led an incredible life in the service of his country, and is still revered for his sacrifices. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Damien Cregeau. After working as an attorney for Patriot sympathizers, Daniel Hitchcock joined the revolutionary cause. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor Colin Zimmerman. In June of 1778, British forces marched in pursuit of George Washington, but we’re delayed by Patriots at Crosswicks Creek. It was a small battle with great implications. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Joseph E. Wroblewski. Annis Boudinot Stockton was a premiere poet of her day, and kept regular correspondence with General George Washington. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor Aaron J. Palmer. In 1775 the Revolutionary politics of South Carolina came to a boiling point when Henry Laurens and John Faucheraud Grimke challenged one another to a duel. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.