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|  | | Forgotten Patriot - The Life and Times of Major-General Nathanael Greene
In this time of renewed patriotism, it is hard to imagine that one of our first patriots has been forsaken by historians and forgotten by the American public. But that is what has happened to the memory of Maj-Gen Nathanael Greene. Washington's second in command during the Revolutionary War and hero of the Southern Campaign. No more than a footnote in many books, Greene almost single-handedly won the American Revolution in the waning days of the war and was thought of as an icon to its people, second again, only to George Washington. Learn about this man, this soldier, this patriot.
In this time of renewed patriotism, it is hard to imagine that one of our history's first hero's has been practically erased from the American memory and forsaken by its historians. But that is exactly what has happened to Maj-Gen Nathanael Greene. Second only to Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental army during the American Revolution, Greene was revered by most of our country's forefathers and loved by the American public during the Revolutionary War. Now, he is little more than a footnote in history books and his name brings nothing but empty stares from the people he hel | |  | | Forty Minutes by the Delaware
The only book published about the most lopsided victory of the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Fort Mercer is a fascinating story of bravery, heroics and patriotism.
In the waning days of 1777, the British looked liked they were going to crush the upstart rebels of the United States. They had just captured the Capital city of Philadelphia and looked invincible. Except for the two defiant defenders of the Delaware River, forts Mifflin and Mercer. Washington would put his confidence in a handful of men holding off the greatest army and navy in the world. Could they do it? |
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