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The Treatment of Typhus Upon the Russian Front During the Napoleonic Campaign

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

In the year 1817, a Prussian army physician by the name of Krantz published a medical history of the treatment of typhus during the Napoleonic campaign in Russia. It was entitled: Bemerkungen ueber den Gang der Krankheiten welche in der … Continue reading →

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Did An Officer’s Wife Receive a Pension if Her Husband Died in the Napoleonic Wars?

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

 Did an officer’s wives receive  any kind of pension or a refund for her husband’s purchased rank if the man was killed in battle?  First, permit me to explain, regiments were formed “whole cloth” in some regions, or whole battalions … Continue reading →

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Reporting Deaths in the Aftermath of Waterloo

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

 One of my favorite Regency series comes from Mary Balogh. In the Bedwyns Saga’s book 5, entitled Slightly Sinful, Lord Alleyne Bedwyn is wounded at Waterloo. A woman who is stripping the bodies of their clothing in order to sell … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Waterloo: Did the Weather Change History?

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

                      The Battle of Waterloo: Did the Weather Change History?  Background: The Battle of Waterloo was fought thirteen kilometers south of Brussels between the French, under the command of Napoleon … Continue reading →

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Fencibles: Defending the Homeland + an excerpt from “Mr. Darcy’s Inadvertent Bride”

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

Fencibles were the British “defense” (from the word ‘defencible’) forces raised for a specific war. They were raised for defense against the treat of invasion during the Seven Years’ War, the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, the … Continue reading →

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A War Between the U.S. and the U.K. Over a Pig

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

We are all aware of the history of “disagreements” between the United States and England that resulted in the American Revolution and the War of 1812, but what do you know of the 1859 Pig War? Never heard of it? … Continue reading →

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Picking One’s Teeth, or Getting the Research Correct + the Release of “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

If one has never written an historical book, be it fiction or nonfiction, he/she likely does not quite grasp the idea that having accuracy, even in the smallest of details, is essential. In my latest release, Captain Stanwick’s Bride: A … Continue reading →

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The Battle for Fort McHenry and Its Role in “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

On Friday, I welcomed another Book Baby. Captain Stanwick’s Bride: A Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series Novel is a Regency romance that is set against the fiercest battles of the War of 1812 between England and the United States. … Continue reading →

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“Captain Stanwick’s Bride” Has Arrived!

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

Today is release day for Captain Stanwick’s Bride: A Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series Novel. It is loosely based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Courtship of Myles Standish.” However in this project, we bring the “tragic characters” into the … Continue reading →

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The Battle of North Point, Prelude to the End of the War of 1812 + the Release of “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

Although the battle proved to be a success for the British, it came at a high cost, and, in truth, did little to change the course of the war, which was the British hope at the time. North Point is … Continue reading →

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