Alternative History, Fiction
The Timeline for Restive Souls
The alternative history behind Restive Souls (subject to change)
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14 min readDec 15, 2020
This is the timeline for the Restive Souls series. It is a work in progress and is subject to change as the novel and/or series develops. Let’s see if you history buffs can notice when the changes begin!
Book One of the trilogy is centered around John Honeyman and the Battle of Trenton, the Battle for Charleston (Charlestown in the novel), and the Savannah Wars of the 1820s.
April 19, 1775
British defeated at Concord.
March 1776
American rebels besiege Boston, forcing the British to withdraw.
June 28, 1776
British take Charlestown in the Battle of Fort Sullivan.
August 1776
British take New York.
December 14, 1776
Hessians arrive at Trenton.
December 18, 1776
Carl von Donop, Johann Rahl’s Hessian commander, arrives in Trenton with reinforcements.
