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When it came to the psychology of war, 18th century Britain had a secret weapon: the bayonet. This brutal weapon was ...

George Washington's attack on Germantown, in October 1777, resulted in failure. But how did it change the course of the war?

In 1780, when the British took Charleston, it looked as if the rest of South Carolina might end up in Loyalist hands. But a band of ...

After the Revolutionary War was won, Daniel Shays led a thousand-strong rebellion of disgruntled farmers who almost plunged ...

In 1776, the British intended to end the Revolutionary War in North America swiftly and decisively. But their plans to crush the ...

The first person to die in the American Revolution, Crispus Attucks became a symbol of resistance against British rule. Why did he ...

Join us as we trace the steps of the brave charge by the 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg, which resulted in casualties to 82% of their ...

The Battle of Oriskany was one of the most bloody of the entire Revolutionary War. It was fought between Patriot militia and ...

In October 1777, two small undermanned forts on the Delaware River were all that were stopping the British from gaining ...

As anti-taxation protests turned to war in the Thirteen Colonies, even moderates ended up being forced to take sides. So was the ...

Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust details the most common misconceptions about the Civil War including why did ...

Warrior, scholar and diplomat, Joseph Brant was a powerful leader of the Mohawk Nation. Forced to choose sides at the outbreak ...

The Culper Spy Ring was a network of brave, self-taught spies, who stole information out of New York City, right under the noses ...

The American Civil War wasn't just fought on land – it took place on rivers and seas too. But the contrast between Union and ...

In 1777, a huge British expedition was making its way South from Canada. John Burgoyne, sent a thousand men to Bennington, ...

For those enslaved, it was the perpetrator of countless horrors. So why did almost 200000 African-Americans put their lives on the ...

In 1779, the Hudson River was Continental territory, except for the crossing at Stony Point, which had been taken by the British.

The story of Molly Pitcher - cannon firing heroine of the Battle of Monmouth - is famous. But is it a myth? Or was there a real Molly ...

On the battlefields of the Revolutionary War, a new weapon conveyed deadly advantages - the rifle. So why did the musket remain ...

Denounced as a pirate by the British and a hero by the Patriots, how did John Paul Jones, a Scottish sailor, become a Continental ...