Entertaining intro to America's War for Independence... British invasion! A spy's treachery! An army's defeat! A nation's destiny! A desperate General Washington taps Jeremiah Creed to wage a different kind of war. Delivers #RevWar Action & Intrigue! amazon.com/Patriot-Spy-S-…

13 Aug 1777 Engineer David Bushnell launches a surprise attack on the HMS Cerebrus in Black Point Bay near New London, CT, with a floating contact mine. It gets caught up in a small schooner and explodes, killing 3. Cerebrus redeploys to Newport. #History #ArmyLife #AmRev #RevWar

The Nicola Affair yankeedoodlespies.blogspot.com/2016/04/things…

13 Aug 1779 L’Orient, France. Capt John Paul Jones, in command of Bonhomme Richard, sails with a fleet that includes frigates Alliance & Pallas, brig Vengeance & cutter le Cerf. His goal is to raid British home waters & send a signal to Britons. #ArmyLife #AmRev #RevWar

The Liberty Pole yankeedoodlespies.blogspot.com/2015/05/things…

14 Aug 1755 Williamsburg, VA. Planter & surveyor George Washington was appointed colonel and commander of the Virginia Regiment. His leadership during the French and Indian War would place him first in line to command the Continental Army 20 years later. #History #AmRev #RevWar

Machias Bay Melee yankeedoodlespies.blogspot.com/2015/03/places…

14 Aug 1765 Protestors in Boston hung an effigy of Andrew Oliver (The Stamp Act Commissioner) from a large elm tree. One of the first protests in what would within ten years become the Revolutionary War. The elm would go on to be known as The Liberty Tree. #History #AmRev #RevWar

More #RevWar Action & Intrigue! The Cavalier Spy will transport you behind British lines in the late months of 1776. Or, transport your history-lover friends so you don't have to fight those pesky Hessians on your own... #History #AmRev amazon.com/Cavalier-Spy-S…

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14 Aug 1775 Ft Ticonderoga, NY Patriot scout Maj John Brown returns from a mission and reports that the French settlers & Indians are neutral & that St Johns has a small garrison of 300 men. Gen Phillip Schuyler judges Quebec ripe for invasion. #History #AmRev #RevWar

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14 Aug 1777 Sancoik (Van Schaik’s Mill) NY. Lt Col Friederich Baum’s Germans & Loyalists scatter a force of 300 militia. Intent on attacking any other rebels in the area, Baum requests reinforcements from British Gen John Burgoyne. #History #AmRev #RevWar

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A letter shrouded in mystery arrives at General Washington's Headquarters. Washington dispatches his best agent, who uncovers diabolical plots as the European powers wage a clandestine war among themselves with the #RevWar outcome at stake... amazon.com/Reluctant-Spy-…

15 Aug 1777 Bennington, VT. Gen John Stark gathers his militia with Col Seth Warner’s – a combined 2K men. German Lt Col Friederich von Baum, who realized the strength of the rebel forces before him, built breastworks & sent for reinforcements. #RevWar #History #AmRev

The Road to Destruction yankeedoodlespies.blogspot.com/2017/07/things…

15 Aug 1779 Upper Allegheny River, Western PA. Capt Sam Brady leads Col Daniel Brodhead’s advance guard in an attack on Chief Bald Eagle’s 40-brave war party, killing the chief &several braves without a loss. #RevWar #History #AmRev

Spycraft and the Road to Rebellion yankeedoodlespies.blogspot.com/2023/04/spycra…

Fast-paced #RevWar Tale! #RevWar turns into a cold winter war! The Jerseys are aflame in hot winter warfare. Can Gen George Washington outwit the British and stave off losing the battle for independence? Read book 2 in Yankee Doodle Spies to find out! amazon.com/Winter-Spy-S-W…