On Oct. 19, 1781, Britain's Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered with more than 7,000 troops to Gen. George Washington at ...

The Revolutionary War began 250 years ago this year, but it would not be until over six years later, for all intents and purposes, that it came to an end with a victory over the British at Yorktown, ...

From Gen. Nathanael Greene, to Black soldiers to everyday people, RI play key roles in the founding of America, says noted ...

Citadel history professor David Preston provided an overview of his lecture about the complexity of what led to the larger outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. The event was part of a symposium ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On the 250th anniversary of George Washington's leaving Mount Vernon to attend the Second Continental Congress, George Washington's Mount Vernon ...

The Fort Washington residence dating back to 1717 was used as the Continental Army general's base of operation.

It was ransacked, more than once, by British troops looking for hidden treasures. It was used as a food storage facility ...

Pelham High School teacher Savannah Fisher will soon appear on television screens nationwide as part of the new PBS ...

Outside of Philadelphia, the Emlen House is where the nation’s first president stayed while leading the Continental Army in ...

Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. "Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol," the Architect of the Capitol, 1965. National Park Service, ...