After Lord Cornwallis withdrew the bulk of his British forces following the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in March 1781, American General Nathanael Greene moved his Continental forces against the remaining British occupiers in South Carolina.   More »

Eager to end the agony at Valley Forge, General George Washington broke camp in the spring of 1778 and began following the British army from Philadelphia into New Jersey. It was a near disaster for the Patriots.   More »

New York City-born William Alexander served the patriot cause during the Revolution as the “Rebel Earl,” Lord Stirling.   More »

General Nathanael Greene’s Continental Army moved to the attack at Eutaw Springs on the Santee River in South Carolina.   More »

Confident of victory and on the classic invasion route of Lake Champlain—Hudson River, British Gen. John Burgoyne set out to crush the Rebellion.   More »

The Battle of Kings Mountain during the Revolutionary War was a major defeat for the British and young Lt. Col. Patrick Ferguson.   More »

General George Washington struggled to keep the Continental Army intact during the harsh winter of 1770-80 at the Morristown encampment.   More »

On a damp day in October 1780, well-led, highly motivated backwoods Patriots crushed Major Patrick Ferguson’s Tory army.   More »

By David A. Norris
 Captain Daniel Lienard de Beaujeu rushed to save the remote French outpost of Fort Duquesne in early July 1755. Weeks away from receiving substantial reinforcements, the fort was the target of British Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock. With Braddock was the largest army in the North American frontier,   More »