The American Revolution was a conflict between Great Britain and its 13 North American colonies, which declared independence as the United States of America. The seeds of the war were the growing ...

He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...

The colonies contributed more than just manpower to the army. In many colonies, the pre-war naval volunteer forces were expanded. In addition, seamen from the Empire also crewed British merchant ...

This nation did not become great because it was perfect; it became great because Americans recognized their imperfections as ...

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This painting by Louis-Nicolas Van Blarenberghe, court painter of battles to France’s King Louis XVI, depicts the 1781 formal surrender of the British army at Yorktown, Virginia. The original is ...

France returned Camp Geille, its largest base in Senegal, and its airfield at Dakar’s airport in a ceremony on Thursday attended by top French and Senegalese officials, including Senegalese Chief of ...

Civil War remains found at Colonial Williamsburg, archaeologists say. Virginia archaeologists recently came across four skeletons dating back to the Battle of Williamsburg, which was fought in 1862.