Charles Lee on Trial (Hamilton 24)

In which we see Alexander Hamilton in a frenzy of valor, and Dianne indulging in a historiographical rant. Most prominent American leaders during the Revolutionary War period wrote well, often…

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The Battle of Monmouth (Hamilton 23)

When Lee was released in early 1778, he resumed his position as second-ranking general in the Continental Army. (On Lee's military career and capture by the British, see last week's post.)…

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The 107th Infantry Memorial (Central Park)

The American Civil War pitted brother against brother and friend against friend. Yet memorials to those involved in it are far less grim than memorials for the First World War.…

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General Charles Lee (Hamilton 22)

Until I read Philbrick's Valiant Ambition, I hadn't realized how much dissent there was among American generals during the Revolutionary War. The fact that they managed to cooperate long enough to defeat…

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Young Philip (Hamilton 21)

I'd meant to write on the Battle of Monmouth this week, but I'm skipping ahead a bit, to the song after "Yorktown," because it's a perfect Father's Day song. Not bad…

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Hamilton Asks for a Military Command (Hamilton 20)

Alexander and Eliza were married in December, 1780 (see last week's post). A month earlier, with the prospect of a wife and family to support, Hamilton wrote to George Washington…

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