American Revolution Blog

On this day in 1775, the American forces under Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery were defeated in their late night attack on Quebec. Ha...

See if this video makes you ready to sign up! If only George Washington had video technology to turn to for recruitment.

Though we've discussed this before, I discovered some new evidence and thought it would be fun to bring this topic up yet again. Nearly ...

On this day in 1775, the British Army under the command of Lt. Colonel Francis Smith ordered his army of some 700+ to attack and seize the c...

One of the most stirring scenes in HBO's new miniseries John Adams is the inoculation of Abigail and her children. Instead of today...

After roughly eight years of bloddy warfare, the United States looked as though their dream of independence might come true after all. The A...

On this day, in 1776, the Continental Congress authorized the first American war memorial in history. It was dedicated to Brigadier General ...

Having listened to the ongoing debate over homosexuals serving in the military, I felt that this would be an appropriate topic to post. Hist...

On this day in 1781, 1,500 soldiers from the Pennsylvania Line--all 11 regiments under General Anthony Wayne’s command--insisted that their ...

As we have discussed in previous postings, colonial society gave little attention to the celebration of Christmas. For various reasons, Chri...

Nearly every American has seen this painting. In fact, it has become one of the best selling pieces of art in recent years. Homes, churche...

Most of us are aware of the stories that surround Valley Forge. The horrible winter camp of 1777-1778 claimed the lives of roughly 2000 men...

A little over a year ago, this flag from a Connecticut regiment of colonial soldiers, was auctioned off in New York for $17.4 million. The ...