An extensive list of the sources I have found on Internet Archive
Last updated 9/26/25
It would be quite selfish of me to keep these to myself, wouldn't it? This list will be updated frequently, in accordance to what I have found. These were found while doing my own research for various topics, and taken from the bibliographies of many books. Some of these I will have cited in posts of mine, many others will not appear anywhere in my work. Mostly primary sources, but quite a few books make their appearance.
Sorted alphabetically by surname of author
*Some sources, for the sake of readability, have their title somewhat shortened and/or authors removed. In this case, the sourced author will be chosen according to reverse alphabetization, as this is how they are listed on the Archive
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Alden, John Richard. General Gage in America: Being Principally a History of his Role in the American Revolution
Anburey, Thomas. With Burgoyne to Quebec; An Account of the Life at Quebec and of the Famous Battle at Saratoga
Atwood, Rodney. The Hessians: Mercenaries From Hessen-Kassel in the American Revolution
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Babits. Lawrence E. A Devil of A Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens
Balderston, Marion and Syrett, David. The Lost War: Letters From British Officers During the American Revolution
Bass, Robert D. The Green Dragoon
Burgoyne, John. A Letter From Lieut. Gen. Burgoyne to His Constituents, Upon His Late Resignation
Burgoyne, John. A State of The Expedition from Canada, as Laid Before the House of Commons
Burgoyne, John. A Supplement to The State of The Expedition from Canada
Clinton, Henry. Observations on Some Parts of the Answer of Earl Cornwallis to Sir Henry Clinton's Narrative
Clinton, Henry. The American Rebellion; Sir Henry Clinton's Narrative of His Campaigns, 1775-1782
Commanger, Henry Steele. Spirit of '76: The Story of The American Revolution as Told by Participants
Creswell, John. British Admirals of The Eighteenth Century: Tactics in Battle
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Donoughue, Bernard. British Politics and the American Revolution, The Path to War
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Ewald, Johann von. Diary of the American War: A Hessian Journal
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George III, King of Great Britain. The Correspondence of King George the Third with Lord North from 1768 to 1783
Grant, Alfred. Our American Brethren: A History of Letters in the British Press During the American Revolution, 1775-1781
Gruber, Ira D. The Howe Brothers and The American Revolution
Lefkowitz, Arthur S. George Washington's Indispensable Men
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Massey, Gregory D. John Laurens and The American Revolution
McCowen, George Smith. The British Occupation of Charleston
Moultrie, William. Memoirs of
Murdoch, David H. Rebellion in America: A Contemporary British Viewpoint, 1765-1783
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Parton, James. The Life and Times of Aaron Burr
Pearson, Michael. Those Damned Rebels: The American Revolution as Seen Through British Eyes
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Ramsay, David. The History of The Revolution of South Carolina
Robson, Eric. Letters From America, 1773 to 1780, Being the Letters of a Scots Officer, Sir James Murray, to his Home During the War of American Independence
Rodger, N. A. M. The Command of The Ocean: A Naval History of Britain
Rodger, N. A. M. The Wooden World: An Anatomy of The Georgian Navy
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Seymour, William. The Price of Folly: British Blunders in the War of American Independence
Spring, Matthew H. With Zeal And With Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America
Steiner, Bernard Christian. The Life and Correspondence of James McHenry
Stevens, Benjamin Franklin. The Campaign of Virginia, 1781: An Exact Reprint of Six rare Pamphlets on the Clinton-Cornwallis Controversy
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Tarleton, Banastre. A History of The Campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in The Southern Provinces of North America
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Van Doren, Carl. Secret History of the American Revolution: An Account of the Conspiracies of Benedict Arnold and Numerous Others
I've been looking into Francis Kinloch's military service and found some order book entries pertaining to his service:
Francis Kinloch Esq: now acting as a Volunteer in the Army is to be considered as a Confidential officer attendant on Gen: Moultrie: & all orders from the General conveyed thro' him are to be Obeyed & He respected accordingly.
- Entry from the order book of John Faucheraud Grimké dated January 8, 1779. I'm assuming that "Confidential officer attendant" is Grimké's description of an aide-de-camp. He uses it a few times in his order book. Interestingly, Grimké later explicitly refers to Kinloch as an aide-de-camp under General Huger.
Francis Kinlock Esqr is appointed to act as Aid de Camp to Genl Huges, he is therefore to be obeyed & respected.
- Entry from the order book of John Faucheraud Grimké dated September 25, 1779. "Huges" is likely a misspelling of "Huger," as Kinloch served under General Isaac Huger.
Battle of Coosawhatchie memorial mural, [May 3, 1779], by Carroll Nathaniel Jones Jr.
“British General Provost was determined to make a second attempt to capture Charleston. Instead of a small detachment of a 150 men, this time he crossed the savannah river with 2,400 British regulars and once again, William Moultrie was outnumbered 2 to 1. He was determined to make a stand on a slight ridge at the tullifinny river where he left about 200 men to guard the crossing and warn him of the Redcoats arrival. As the enemy drew near, Moultrie was about to send an aide to pull these troops back to the main force when Col. John Laurens offered to lead them back. Moultrie had so much confidence in the officer that he sent along 250 men to help cover the flanks. In direct disobedience of orders Laurens crossed the river and formed the men in line for battle. He failed to take the high ground and his men suffered greatly from well placed enemy fire. Laurens himself was wounded, and his second in command fell back to the main force at tullifinny, where Moultrie was compelled to retreat towards Charleston.”
This building was a unit of Fort Johnson at James Island SC. Prior to the Battle of Sullivan’s Island General William Moultrie raised the first flag of liberty in 1776.
The Siege of Savannah took place. It began with D'Estaing going against the advice of his officers and beginning the attack early in the morning. But this didn’t have the effect the Americans and French wanted since General Provost had caught word earlier that they were trying to surprise them early in the morning. The Americans weren’t able to start marching until it was day light and as they marched up to the Spring Hill Battery musket fire rained down on them. From onlookers it seemed that the Americans could “scarcely raise an arm.” Provost had heard that it was a major part of the American strategy to head for Spring Hill Battery, which is why he had the post filled to the brim to stop the Americans from getting anywhere close to Savannah. General Huger moved in with his forces to hopefully feint the British and get a leg up on the enemy. But, once again, Provost was ready for them and moved his column to the right to flank Huger and his men. Major General Benjamin Lincoln decided that if he wanted to keep any forces in the south he would need to retreat. When the Americans returned to camp they counted between 800--1,000 dead, wounded, or captured. Among those wounded was Count D'Estaing, who got shot twice, and Count Pulaski who was mortally shot. General William Moultrie was furious at the outcome of the siege and believed that if they had attacked on September 17th they could of actually had a chance of taking the city, but they gave too much time to the British for fortifying their defenses. John Laurens was just as furious as Moultrie. Mason Locke Weems said that Laurens “raged like a wounded lion” as soon as the retreat was ordered he paused, and looking round on his fallen men, cried out, ‘Poor fellows, I envy you.’ Then hurling his sword in wrath against the ground, he retired.” On October 18 the French and American forces abandoned their joint attack on Savannah.
Brig. General Otho H. Williams (upper left corner), Thomas Pinckney - Governor of South Carolina (upper right corner), Brig. General William Moultrie (lower right corner), Brig. General Charles C. Pinckney (lower left corner), John Rutledge - Governor of South Carolina and Member of Congress (center)
