Anyone who has studied the American Revolution knows that some of the most important battles took place in New Jersey.
The Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church cemetery contains a mass grave of British and Hessian soldiers and the graves of 72 patriots who served with the Continental Army. The the Battle of ...
The Adirondacks played a pivotal role in the American Revolution. Explore our America250 coverage of the shipwrecks, forts, ...
Brooklynites, history buffs, and Revolutionary War reenactors commemorated the 249th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn — the first major and largest military engagement of the American Revolution ...
The Battle of Long Island took place on Long Island, but (as most Long Islanders know) not exactly. On Aug. 27, 1776, just weeks after the signing of the Declaration of Independence on Aug. 2, the ...
The Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee choose opposing sides at the Battle of Oriskany. The Haudenosaunee was a centuries-old union of the Six Nations: Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Tuscarora, Oneida and ...
NORTH AUGUSTA — The American Revolution wasn’t confined to the northern colonies – the South played a crucial role too. That impact, particularly in Edgefield County, was the focus of a recent lecture ...
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND — Running low on gunpowder, Col. William Moultrie’s men timed their cannon fire carefully on June 28, 1776. From behind the walls of a makeshift fortress made of palmetto logs and ...
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - This month marks 250 years since the Battle of Great Cane Brake, the only Revolutionary War battle fought in Greenville County. The battle took place Dec. 22, 1775, ...
When we talk about the American Revolution, we usually use the same sort of tired tropes and characterizations. Warfare is ...