by Tom Chaffin The fifth and final excerpt from Revolutionary Brothers takes place in Paris in 1789, as Thomas Jefferson witnesses the civil unrest marking the beginning of the French Revolution.
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Revolutionary Brothers: “Aux Armes!”
Tagged with: French Revolution, Revolutionary Brothers, Thomas Jefferson, Tom Chaffin
Posted in Military History, World History
Posted in Military History, World History
Revolutionary Brothers: “Your Name Here Is Held In Veneration”
by Tom Chaffin In our fourth excerpt from Revolutionary Brothers, the Marquis de Lafayette returns to Paris where he is received as a war hero after the triumph of Yorktown in 1781.
Tagged with: Marquis de Lafayette, Revolutionary Brothers, Revolutionary War, Tom Chaffin, Yorktown
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by Tom Chaffin In our fourth excerpt from Revolutionary Brothers, the Marquis de Lafayette returns to Paris where he is received as a war hero after the triumph of Yorktown in 1781.
Posted in Military History, World History
Revolutionary Brothers: “No One Better Situated”
by Tom Chaffin In our third featured excerpt from Revolutionary Brothers, the Continental Army celebrates the French alliance as a twenty-one-year-old Lafayette proves his worth to General Washington.
Tagged with: George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, Revolutionary Brothers, Revolutionary War, Tom Chaffin
Posted in Military History, U. S. History, World History
by Tom Chaffin In our third featured excerpt from Revolutionary Brothers, the Continental Army celebrates the French alliance as a twenty-one-year-old Lafayette proves his worth to General Washington.
Posted in Military History, U. S. History, World History
Revolutionary Brothers: “To Learn, and Not to Teach”
by Tom Chaffin In Tom Chaffin’s second excerpt from Revolutionary Brothers, the Marquis de Lafayette inspects the Continental Army for the first time in 1777. Although the Army is raggedly dressed and poorly armed, Lafayette acts with grace and humility…
Tagged with: Marquis de Lafayette, Revolutionary Brothers, Revolutionary War, Tom Chaffin
Posted in Military History, U. S. History
by Tom Chaffin In Tom Chaffin’s second excerpt from Revolutionary Brothers, the Marquis de Lafayette inspects the Continental Army for the first time in 1777. Although the Army is raggedly dressed and poorly armed, Lafayette acts with grace and humility…
Posted in Military History, U. S. History
Revolutionary Brothers: “Flattered by the Command”
by Tom Chaffin In the first of five excerpts from Revolutionary Brothers, Tom Chaffin chronicles Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette as they plan a Virginia campaign in 1781.
Tagged with: Marquis de Lafayette, Revolutionary Brothers, Revolutionary War, Thomas Jefferson, Tom Chaffin
Posted in Military History, U. S. History
by Tom Chaffin In the first of five excerpts from Revolutionary Brothers, Tom Chaffin chronicles Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette as they plan a Virginia campaign in 1781.
Posted in Military History, U. S. History
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