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?