Meeting William Lee and the Iroquois: Prelude to Victory
Cornwallis…Yorktown…Lafayette…Comte de Grasse…Battle of the Capes…Washington…Rochambeau…espionage…timing…Providence… Prelude to Victory.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: Lafayette
Rain, Umbrellas, Horses, Independence: Colonial Williamsburg
Thankfully the rainy days of September dwindled to a drizzle, allowing lots of umbrella strolls through the drippy historic area.
Antique Ice Cream Crème de Lafayette: Historic Philadelphia
While touring Philadelphia, I wasn’t surprised to keep running into Lafayette, our French hero from the American Revolution, while we saw great iconic sites!
Lafayette and Baron von Steuben at Valley Forge
Washington’s Guard lived in these huts overlooking his headquarters, a tradition that continues today at Arlington National Cemetery at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Lafayette’s boot fills with blood at Brandywine
Arriving in Philadelphia to offer his services without pay, 19 year old Lafayette receives his commission to major general on July 31, 1777.
Under the Redcoat Journal 2011: Colonial Williamsburg
Thus, I present to you, my dear Readers, an accounting of what I experienced while the quiet town of Williamsburg, in 1781, was occupied…Under the Redcoat.
Ancient Romans, Fireworks, and Gowns: Colonial Williamsburg
That evening we settled in front of the Governor’s Palace to await a special evening program in the refreshing cool of the evening.
My son’s third Lafayette Regimental Finis: Sewing Journal
When the director of the Costume Design Center heard of coat #2, she handed me proper wool samples, encouraging me to get broadcloth wool for the next one.
Lafayette and Theodore Roosevelt Sightings in Warrenton
Discovering the 1825 Lafayette stepping stone and President Theodore Roosevelt’s 1909 horseback ride in Warrenton near our home.
James Armistead spies for Lafayette: Colonial Williamsburg
The amazing story of General Lafayette and the spy whom he helped achieve freedom, becoming his namesake after the American Revolution.
