The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George ...

While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the nation's founding.

George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan. ... In 1775, smallpox arrived in Boston, carried by troops sent from Britain, ...

The American Revolution was not decided at Bunker Hill. But in that spring of 1775 the rebels proved they had the drive to gain their independence.

Military victories were essential in helping America win its independence from Britain. Early successes gave the Patriots ...

More than a century after it first arrived in London, a statue of George Washington is once again standing tall, newly ...

Meanwhile, the Continental Congress has put George Washington in charge of a Patriot army just days before yet another battle ...

How many have fallen we know not. The constant roar of the cannon is so distressing that we cannot Eat, Drink or Sleep.” This ...

Today, we mark three days in June 1775 that helped the American Revolution. At the beginning of the American Revolution, ...

The commander-in-chief initially barred black soldiers from joining the ranks, but he came to understand the value—both moral ...

The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her ...

It happened 250 years ago this very week… “I do not think myself equal to the Command I am honored with.”  It was with these ...