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...
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...
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...
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...
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...