Don N. Hagist is an independent researcher specializing in the demographics and material culture of the British Army in the American Revolution. He maintains a blog about British common soldiers (http://redcoat76.blogspot.com) and has published a number of articles in academic journals. His books, British Soldiers, American War (Westholme Publishing, 2012), A British Soldier’s Story: Roger Lamb’s Narrative of the American Revolution (Ballindalloch Press, 2004), General Orders: Rhode Island (Heritage Books, 2001) and Wenches, Wives and Servant Girls (Ballindalloch Press, 2008) are available from http://revolutionaryimprints.com. An expert on the British occupation of Newport and the rest of Aquidneck Island from 1776 to 1779, he is also an editor of Journal of the American Revolution and a frequent contributor of articles to that online publication (www.allthingsliberty.com). Don works as an engineer for a major electronics company in Rhode Island, and also writes for several well-known syndicated and freelance cartoonists. He can be contacted at dhagist@cox.net.
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