George Washington’s first command resulted in a victory, a defeat, and a confession. Fortunately, it came in 1754, 21 years before the Revolution.   More »

Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz was a cavalryman par excellence.   More »

Frederick the Great put to use what he learned from all his prior successes and failures at the Battle of Leuthen.   More »

Britain and France continued to extend their territorial holdings in North America during the French and Indian War.   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 »

By David A. Norris
Wind lifted away the fog sheltering the French lines. Atop a low ridge where the French army was deployed, a lone windmill provided a vivid range marker for 58 Prussian cannons on the neighboring hills. Shot fell like black hailstones amid the staff officers by the man-made   More »

A preemptive strike by Britishe regulars to destroy Patriot supplies at Concord ended in a fighting retreat to Boston on April 19, 1775.   More »

These four commanders of international renown led their troops to victory, earning in the process the respect of their people and adversaries alike.   More »

In June 1757, ever-victorious Prussian monarch Frederick the Great advanced confidently on Austrian forces at Kolin.   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 »