Pennsylvania's storied Army War College in Carlisle is the perfect place for Sen. David McCormick's forthcoming July summit.

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

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

One of the last pre-Revolutionary War houses in New York City is being restored by a rabbi and rebbitzin as a Lubavitch ...

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 ...

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

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

Explore Revolutionary War battlefields in the Northeast to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence ...

Known as the semiquincentennial, the celebration includes fireworks, walking tours, block parties and a slew of Liberty Bell replicas to honor the city's past. But the Philadelphia of 1776 was much ...

In Lebanon County, Pa., there is a curious ditch called the Hessian Ditch, named for the men who built it. The Hessians had several roles in the Revolutionary War, and ...

Life often calls on us to be heroes, sometimes in small ways, sometimes in grand ways. A hero is a person admired for courage ...