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See ​the world of The Long Shot firsthand!

 Museums have limited hours, but  The Digital Gallery is always open for you to explore the ​maps and iconic images of ​the exciting world of The Long Shot: The Secret History of 1776.

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George Washington and The American Revolution

Catch Ron’s lecture, “George Washington and The American Revolution, 1775-1776,” which was given on October 23, 2020 at The San Francisco Virtual Map and Print Fair. See and hear about the iconic paintings and historic maps that chronicle these critical months. 

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18th Century Field Surgeon's Kit

Hear about medical and surgical care during The American Revolution!

Released August 26, 2020, a special edition of The American Revolution Podcast, with an informative and entertaining interview with The Long Shot author Ronald Gibbs and host Michael Troy.  

(Photo of Surgeon's 18th Century Instruments to left.)

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This week in 1776: The fall of Fort Washington.

"Paralyzed by indecision, the American command simply ran out of time. [British General] Howe's attack on the isolated fort began early on Friday, November 15th. A British colonel approached the fort and threatened to annihilate its entire garrison unless they surrendered. The American commander boasted, "I'll defend my fort to the last man!"...Howe marched his best units onto the field that day attacking the pentagonal-shaped fort from south, north and east...Through their spyglasses from Fort Lee in New Jersey, [the American] Generals...watched the attack in horrified dismay...Fort Washington indeed did prove to be a trap." (excerpt from The Long Shot, p. 259-60)

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(Image: Cpt. Thos Davies, Attack on Fort Washington, 1776, NY Public Library and Wikimedia)

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This week in 1776:The Battle of White Plains, NY.

"On a brilliant autumn morning...the King's army at last met face to face with the American forces now well-fortified on the steep hills directly above White Plains village. In a show of might, Howe marched his fourteen thousand troops to the plains below the hills. Their drums beat, their colors flapped, and their steel armaments reflected in the bright sunshine. A roughly equal number of American troops looked down at the awesome British and Hessian spectacle..." (excerpt from The Long Shot. p. 249

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(Image from angel fire.com)

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This week in 1776: General Howe

General Howe (below) outflanks Washington by landing at Throg's Neck, Westchester County. "At sunrise...the first to disembark were the 10th Dragoons...With any luck, the dragoon captain thought they'd capture the rebel commander in chief while he was still asleep." (Excerpt from "The Long Shot," p.222-3,

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This week in 1776:The invasion of Manhattan.

On September 15, the awesome British Army attacked the Americans at Kip's Bay (see map, lower left).Washington tried to rally his "terrified and beaten men, but it was all in vain...At the edge of a wood, two British Light Infantrymen [saw] a rebel officer wearing epaulettes...They aimed at the Continental general officer and squeezed their triggers." In an instant, "Washington slumped forward in his saddle." (Excerpt "The Long Shot," p. 64-5,

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(Johnston map, courtesy of Wikepedia and Geographicus)

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This week in 1776:The Battle of Brooklyn.

"The Battle...was a disastrous rout of the Americans, representing even more than the capture of two Continental generals and the loss of a huge number of men. Morale plummeted among the shocked American troops...Following the defeat ...subsequent developments--startling yet not previously known to history--brought to the forefront two central figures. One was...Dr. Alexander Grant...in whose hands hung the fate of...perhaps the entire American Revolution" (Excerpt , The Long Shot, p.22-23,https://amzn.com/B085K12HD3) (Painting: Battle of Long Island, Wikimedia Commons)

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Excerpt from The Long Shot, Chap 1-Invasion

"In the summer of 1776...the American Revolution came precariously close to a calamitous end. In late July, a British fleet--the largest expedition ever sent to American waters--sailed into New York harbor. The four hundred ships carried thirty-two thousand soldiers...General William Howe, a wily and seasoned veteran...commanded the British Army...The British mission was direct: qwell the American Rebellion by overwhelming force. [Howe] had every reason to think [he] would make quick work of it."   (Image from Mariner's Museum, Newport News, VA, printed in McCullough D, "1776." Simon and Schuster, NY, 2005)

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Hear more American Revolution podcasts!

Hosted by Mike Troy (AmRevPodcast.com), about the Campaign of 1776.

101 British Land at Staten Island

103 Battle of Brooklyn

107 Kip's Bay & Harlem Heights

112 Battle of White Plains

113 Fall of Fort Washington

120 American Crisis

122 Crossing the Delaware

123 First Battle of Trenton

126 Battle of Princeton

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Read a detailed account of the campaign of 1776!

Ronald Gibbs’ article, “On the Brink of Disaster : George Washington and the American Revolution, 1775-1776,” published in Journal of the International Map Collectors’ Society (IMCOS) in 2016 is directly below.

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