The Journal of the American Revolution, Annual Volume 2017, presents the journal s best historical research and writing over the past calendar year. The volume is designed for institutions, scholars, and enthusiasts to provide a convenient overview of the latest research and scholarship in American Revolution studies. The forty-six articles in the 2017 edition include: Why the British Lost the Battle of Sullivan s Island - C. L. Bragg The Tiger Aids the Eaglet: How India Secured America s Independence - Richard Sambasivam How Yorktown Almost Couldn t Afford to Happen - John Smith Was Richard Stockton a Hero? - Christian M. McBurney The Southern Expedition of 1776: The American Revolution s Best Kept Secret - Roger Smith Religious Liberty and Its Virginia Roots - Alex Colvin Mount Vernon During the American Revolution - Mary V. Thompson Why God Is in the Declaration but not the Constitution - Anthony J. Minna Colonel Tench Tilghman: George Washington s Eyes and Ears - Jeff Dacus The Stockbridge-Mohican Community, 1775 1783 - Bryan Rindfleisch Two Years Aboard the Welcome: The American Revolution on Lake Huron - Tyler Rudd Putman