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 »

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

While musket volley fire was used often during 17th and 18th-century warfare, the methods of delivery of that firepower frequently diverged.   More »

Robert Rogers’ frontier rangers mounted a punitive raid on the hostile village of St. Francis, earning Rogers the nickname, “White Devil”.   More »

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 »

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 »