Jan 31 2025 80 mins 302
Dr. Alexander Burns joined Rep. Crenshaw for a fascinating conversation about the evolution of 18th century warfare, General Washington’s battlefield tactics, the age-old conflict between officers and common soldiers, and the beginning of the American military.
Dr. Alexander Burns is an Assistant Professor of History at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he specializes in 18th century conflict in North America and Europe. He is the author of Infantry in Battle, 1733-1783. Follow him on X at @KKriegeBlog.
Grade inflation and student entitlement in higher education
How to research like a military historian
What we learn from letters of the common British soldier
The conflict between officers and enlisted men over battlefield tactics
Was there an honor code against killing officers?
What Paul Revere really said
How the British soldiers viewed the American rebels
How the Continental Army began
Beginning of the Continental Congress
General Washington’s battlefield tactics
Guerrilla warfare
The role of cavalry in revolutionary combat
The American long rifle
How many Americans actually wanted independence?
The turning point of the Revolutionary War
The French Army comes to America
How the American military professionalized
The War of 1812
America invades Canada
How close did General Washington get to the battlefront?
Can we derive lessons from the Revolutionary War for modern warfare?
