The Chessboard as of June 1757
Where is everybody at this moment in June of 1757? This chessboard, as you see, shows you some of the players Lord Loudoun Lord Loudoun...
June 1757 attacks
Colonel George Washington residing in Fort Loudoun Winchester VA pens a letter to Lt Gov Dinwiddie 27 June 1757: "The enemy have captured...
Simon Girty knew William Crawford, friend of GW
. Spoiler Alert: This involves burning at the stake. That man on the stake was a Winchester area man at Fort Loudoun, Winchester VA in...
A Drunk Casanova is No Casanova
There was a court martial at Fort Loudoun. One of how many? Oh probably just under 50 court martials in a 2 year period. Most of the...
It's all about the name of the bill
. On 28 May 1757 the House of Burgesses passed a bill entitled: “An Act for the better Defence of the Colony in this Time of Danger, and...
ASSASSIN
Assassin. . Most of April and May of 1757 was about implementing the decisions made by Lord Loudoun with the Governors of PA, VA, MD and...
Winchester's Annual Festival
Ever since Saturday, May 3, 1924, this town shuts down on the first Saturday of May and calls it Apple Blossom. . Click on Source of...
Spring Onions and the Warrior Swallow
Next time you see Spring Onion growing at your feet, you will remember the story of Swallow and his son. He should have never gone on...
Fort Loudoun Cannon June 1757
We continue our trek through 1757 in this year of 2021. We run into a letter by Colonel George Washington discussing cannons at Fort...
Brave Harry and his Band of Brothers
Some writers knew their history and they knew their Shakespeare. The Brave Harry Letter To George Washington from John Baylor, 20 June...
