The American Revolution Round Table of New York

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New York's Revolutionaries
Margaret Corbin
Margaret Cochran Corbin (1751-1800) was a "camp follower" who won fame at the 1776 Battle of Fort Washington, when she took over working a cannon immediately following the death of her artillerist husband--continuing until badly injured herself.

Contact: Mr. David W. Jacobs, Chairman
8 Spencer Avenue
Niantic, Connecticut 06357

e-mail: djacobs01@snet.net
phone: (860) 739-5505

ARRT-NY welcomes all individuals with a sincere interest in the history of the American revolutionary era, and boasts an interesting mix of academic, professional, avocational, and age backgrounds. Regular dues have been suspended for the duration of the current situation that restricts us to virtual gatherings.

Individuals who desire to join ARRT-NY are currently welcome to do so as "virtual members." (Download our "Virtual Membership Form" here.) Like regular members, virtual members will receive the Broadside and notice of forthcoming meetings automatically by e-mail.

Current Members of the ARRT-NY Board of Governors


  • Chairman -- David W. Jacobs (e-mail)
  • Program Chair -- Dr. Joanne Grasso
  • Newsletter Editor -- Frederick Cookinham (e-mail)
  • Secretary-Treasurer & Webmaster -- Jon Carriel (e-mail)
  • At-Large: John Buchanan, Richard Melnick, Andrea Meyer (e-mail)

    • ARRT-NY's Annual Best Book Awards

    An ancillary activity of the organization is the annual announcement of our considered choice for the best book on the subject of the American Revolution published in the previous calendar year. All members are invited to nominate their candidates, and the ARRT-NY Board of Governors makes the final decision. A certificate of the honor is sent to the winning author. Below are the most recent selections.


    2019 John Buchanan The Road to Charleston: Nathanael Greene and the American Revolution
    2017 Mark Lender and Garry Stone Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle
    2016 George C. Daughan Revolution on the Hudson: New York City and the Hudson River Valley in the American War of Independence
    2015 Thomas Fleming The Great Divide: The Conflict between Washington and Jefferson that Defined a Nation
    2014 Tim McGrath Give Me a Fast Ship: The Continental Navy and America's Revolution at Sea
    2013 Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire
    2012 Todd Andrlik Reporting the Revolutionary War: Before It Was History, It Was News
    2011 Maya Jasonoff Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in a Revolutionary World
    2010 Benjamin Karp Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America
    2009 Thomas Fleming The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers
    2008 Thomas M. Truxes Defying Empire: Trading with the Enemy in Colonial New York
    2006 Charles Rappleye Sons of Providence: The Brown Brothers, the Slave Trade, and the American Revolution