Fall of Carolina's Fort Loudoun (now in Tennessee) 1760
South Carolina's Fort Loudoun officers vote to surrender August 6, 1760 . The next day, the fort's commander, Demere, and two...
Lomonosov and Venus 1761, Capt Cook and Venus 1769
Lomonosov and Venus 1761 In 1761 , one year before Catherine the Great toppled her husband Peter III from power, Russia's great...
The Zand Empire in Iran in 1760
Let us cast our eye elsewhere in the world in 1760 . While the Byrd Expedition was proceeding towards the Cherokee lands, and while...
Catherine the Great before she was Great in 1760
By Spring of 1760 Catherine had assembled 3 powerful influencers all not knowing of the other. They were the Orlov brothers , former...
Fort Robinson built by Adam Stephen Oct 1761
1 August 1761, Byrd resigns his command. Adam Stephen, who is already on this expedition, becomes commander and Colonel of the Virginia...
England Paid Virginia to defend itself
Why should England pay the colonies to defend themselves? Even coastal, tidewater Virginia often wondered why the backcountry doesn't...
Lord Loudoun in Portugal 1762
Three forts are named after Lord Loudoun. There's a Loudoun County Virginia. There's a Loudoun Street Winchester VA. And up north you...
Reenacting George Washington's first political office win
Saturday 5pm to 7pm 27 July 2024 we reenacted Colonel George Washington's first win of 24 July 1758. And won another in 18 May 1761. He...
Winchester Star article about 6th reenacting of GW's first political office win
WINCHESTER — When most people think of George Washington, they associate him with places like Mount Vernon, Valley Forge and...
Reenactment of George Washington's first political win
Come join us Saturday 5pm -7pm 27 July 2024 on the walking mall where the 1840 courthouse is, now known as the Civil War Museum, the...
