At the beginning of the American Revolution, the British identified the Hudson River as key terrain. Taking control of the ...

The Battle of Eutaw Springs took place on Sept. 8, 1781. It was the American Revolutionary War’s last major battle in the ...

America probably wouldn't have been victorious without George Washington, but he wasn't the only local patriot who served.

History happened on these 3,500 acres near Saratoga, New York in September and October of 1777. The Saratoga National ...

Veterans Day, originally recognized as "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11, 1919, marked the first anniversary of the end of World War ...

"That was a key battle in the American Revolution," said historian John Sykes ... ending all major combat in the Revolutionary War. Thomas' time in this earliest version of the U.S. Army was spent as ...

In 1781, Redington was part of the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia, a decisive American victory that is considered to have ...

Nearly 5,000 volunteers have transcribed roughly 100,000 pension documents from the Revolutionary War. With 2.4 million pages ...

Following his victory at Manila Bay, Commodore George Dewey became an overnight sensation in the United States. His picture appeared everywhere, and young people, like those seen here, honored and ...