Award-winning author of historical fiction with a dash of sci-fi. My blog, Yankee Doodle Spies, profiles the people, places & things of the Revolutionary War.
20 Sep 1777 Malvern PA. Flints were removed to keep muskets silent British Gen Grey’s men surprised Gen Wayne’s division in the Paoli Massacre. Soldiers were bayonetted in their sleep & given no quarter. A total of 272 American casualties. #RevWar#History#AmRev
10 Sep 1775 Cambridge, MA Disgruntled Penn. Riflemen move to Prospect Hill where regular troops surround the mutineers, who surrender their leaders for court martial. The leaders are found guilty & punished & the riflemen return to the lines. #RevWar#History#AmRev
10 Sep 1750, Nicholas Biddle is born in Phila. He served in the Royal Navy and as a merchant seaman before the #RevWar In 1775, Congress appointed him a captain & Biddle commanded several ships. #History#AmRev