Blood on the Village: Battle at Concord
•January 16, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
A preemptive strike by Britishe regulars to destroy Patriot supplies at Concord ended in a fighting retreat to Boston on April 19, 1775. More »
•January 16, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
A preemptive strike by Britishe regulars to destroy Patriot supplies at Concord ended in a fighting retreat to Boston on April 19, 1775. More »
•January 9, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
These four commanders of international renown led their troops to victory, earning in the process the respect of their people and adversaries alike. More »
•December 8, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
In June 1757, ever-victorious Prussian monarch Frederick the Great advanced confidently on Austrian forces at Kolin. More »
•November 24, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
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 »
•November 21, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
New York City-born William Alexander served the patriot cause during the Revolution as the “Rebel Earl,” Lord Stirling. More »
•November 19, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
While musket volley fire was used often during 17th and 18th-century warfare, the methods of delivery of that firepower frequently diverged. More »
•November 19, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Robert Rogers’ frontier rangers mounted a punitive raid on the hostile village of St. Francis, earning Rogers the nickname, “White Devil”. More »
•November 17, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The battle-ax was developed in A.D. 500. The first version, the francisca, was named after Frankish warriors who used them against the Romans. More »
•November 2, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Posing as Czar Peter III, look-alike Emelian Pugachev led a revolt of Cossacks against Catherine the Great’s Imperial Russia. He almost succeeded. More »
•November 1, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Henry Lloyd lived a remarkably diverse life as a soldier, writer, diplomat, military theorist, and spy.
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