One battle in the president's war against anyone who might oppose him is being conducted at America's oldest university.

British soldiers were stunned by the wealth of the rebellious American people, their fields and farmhouses. "From the beginning of the occupation in late August 1776, the British imposed martial ...

British troops and loyalists fled Boston by ... on this day in history, March 17, 1776. "Surely it is the Lord's doings and it is marvelous in our eyes," patriot and future first lady Abigail ...

Many of the men who took part in the Congress left traces across the state that remain visible today. Witherspoon's home, ...

His two main arguments are that the Patriots, not the British, were primarily responsible for burning Norfolk in early 1776 and that British emancipation of enslaved people in late 1775 and early ...

Early map of the colonies of Pennsylvania and New Jersey covering the area where the British and American troops fought during the winter of 1776-1777 (Library of Congress) After experiencing so ...

13 colonies in North America were established by the British. These colonies went to war against Britain in 1775 to achieve their freedom, declaring themselves independent on 4 July 1776.

As the patriot army drives the British out of Boston in the spring of 1776, Elsbeth Culpepper, a 13-year-old maid, finds herself caught up in the chaos. Her employer, a Loyalist judge, has been ...

British Prime Minister Kier Starmer presented ... REUTERS The US unilaterally declaring independence from Britain in 1776, and securing its independence via the Treaty of Paris seven years later ...

1776, based on the arguments and politics involved ... Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy. The show ends with a dramatic signing of the Declaration of ...