Among those Continental Army soldiers were two Dorchester brothers — Isaac and James Davenport. While Isaac died in the Sept. 1778 battle, James served through the end of the war and returned to ...

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania — Cradled in the Cumberland Valley, just west of the Susquehanna, and flanked by the Blue Mountain range to the north and the northernmost tip of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the ...

Cannons played a small but notable role in the seminal August 16, 1777 Battle of Bennington. Made in England, the guns and ...

Defeated in New York and pursued by redcoats, a beleaguered continental army triumphed at Trenton—and revived the ...

A Dutch Colonial home, just one of a handful of pre-Revolutionary War houses left in New York City, has been vacant and ...

Some of the fiercest battles took place in South Carolina, but its part in the fight for independence is often overlooked.

A decisive American victory at Saratoga persuaded Britain’s old enemy France to enter the war on the revolutionary side.

As communities across the country begin commemorating America’s 250th anniversary, one of the region’s most historic churches ...

Had it not been for the "Maryland 400" — many of them Catholic — the American Revolution could have been lost at the Battle ...

All GCLS libraries are closed on Friday, June 19th in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. For more information or to ...

Now on view at the New York Historical, "Revolutionary Women" spotlights figures with connections to the state, including a ...

At the start of 1776 the Colonists were unsettled and divided regarding independence — some strong in their views regarding a ...