Emerging Revolutionary War

Emerging Revolutionary War celebrates the 1-year anniversary of the "Rev War Revelry" Sunday night historian happy hour with a return to the history behind our first one in 2020. This time we are joined by historian and author Alex Cain.

Rob Orrison, Dan Welch, and Mark Maloy discuss the battles around New York City (Battles of Long Island, Kip's Bay, Harlem Heights, Fort Washington and Fort Lee) in the fall of 1776.

Emerging Revolutionary War historians Kate Gruber and Vanessa Smiley are joined by  Heidi Campbell-Shoaf, Executive Director of the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum in Washington D.C. in a discussion about interpreting women in early American history.

Emerging Revolutionary War historians Vanessa Smiley and Phillip S. Greenwalt are joined by Senior Education Director for the American Battlefield Trust Kristopher White in a discussion about the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, fought on March 15, 1781.

Emerging Revolutionary War historian Mark Maloy and Chief of Interpretation and Education at George Washington Birthplace National Monument Scott Hill discuss the 289th birthday of George Washington on location on February 22, 2021.

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes historian and author Dr. John Maass for an interview about his latest book. "The Battle of Guilford Courthouse, A Most Desperate Engagement."

Emerging Revolutionary War historians Rob Orrison, Phill Greenwalt, Kevin Pawlak, and Mark Maloy discuss Florida (for Tampa Bay) and Missouri (for Kansas City) in the Revolutionary War and who the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) was in a tribute to the big game played that evening in football in 2021.

Mark Maloy talks with author and historian Mike Cecere about Light-Horse Harry Lee, who had an extensive career in the Continental Army and was the father of General Robert E. Lee.

Billy Griffith, Phill Greenwalt, Rob Orrison, and Mark Maloy discuss many of the winter encampments of the Revolutionary War such as Valley Forge, Morristown, and Newburgh.

Mark Maloy, Roger Williams, Larry Kidder, and David Price discuss what is often referred to as the Ten Crucial Days: December 25, 1776 - January 3, 1777 when George Washington and the Continental Army snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and saved the cause of the United States.

Mark Maloy interviews noted Washington historian and scholar Dr. Peter Henriques about his new book, "First and Always: A New Portrait of George Washington."

Rob Orrison, Phill Greenwalt, Billy Griffith, and Mark Maloy sit down to answer listener generated questions.  Questions include: Who is the most overrated officer in the war? What are the best historic sites related to the Revolution?

Rob Orrison and Mark Maloy interview Eric Sterner about his new book: "Anatomy of a Massacre: The Destruction of Gnadenhutten, 1782" about the massacre of American Indians in Ohio during the Revolutionary War.

Rob Orrison, Kirby Smith, Drew Gruber, and Michael Moore discuss the events of the 1781 Virginia campaign, including the Battle of the Hook, the Battle of Green Spring, and Siege of Yorktown.

Billy Griffith talks with historian and author Christian McBurney about his new book "George Washington's Nemesis" and the interesting life and career of General Charles Lee.

Rob Orrison, Phill Greenwalt, and Vanessa Smiley discuss a major turning point of the Revolutionary War: the Battle of Kings Mountain, fought on October 7, 1780.

Phill Greenwalt and Mark Maloy discuss the Battle of Germantown (fought on October 4, 1777) with historian and author Michael Harris.

Rob Orrison, Travis Shaw, and Nate Stalvey discuss the history of one of the prominent heroes of the Revolutionary War: Daniel Morgan.  Born in New Jersey but living in Virginia at the time of the war, this French and Indian War veteran played major roles at Quebec, Saratoga, and Cowpens.

Phill Greenwalt interviews Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky about her new book "The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution".

Phill Greenwalt and Billy Griffith talk with historian and author Michael Harris about the Battle of Brandywine that occurred on September 11, 1777.

Billy Griffith, Mark Wilcox, and Dr. Walter Powell discuss the most infamous treason in American history: Benedict Arnold.

Rob Orrison, Mark Maloy, Dan Welch, and Billy Griffith discuss their favorite movies related to the Revolutionary War and which ones get things right and ones that get things wrong.  Among those discussed are The Patriot, Last of the Mohicans, John Adams, The Crossing, and April Morning.

Emerging Revolutionary War historians Phill Greenwalt and Eric Sterner talk to Gabe Neville of the 8th Virginia Blog and Joe Herron, Chief of Interpretation at George Rogers Clark National Historic Site in Vincennes, Indiana.  They discuss the brutal and overlooked fighting that occurred in the western regions of the American colonies during the Revolutionary War.

Phill Greenwalt interviews author John U. Rees about his new book: "'They Were Good Soldiers’: African–Americans Serving in the Continental Army, 1775-1783."

Phill Greenwalt talks with Mark Maloy, Vanessa Smiley, and Emerging Civil War's Paige Gibbons Backus about the number one killer during the Revolutionary War: disease and medicine.