George Washington had Florida on his mind during the American Revolution ― a lot. The Father of the Nation was concerned about a British invasion coming from the South, specifically East and ...

"Florida was tremendously important in the American Revolution, even though few people know about its role," said Kathleen DuVal, Ph.D., a University of North Carolina history professor, in an email.

Janet Livingston married Richard Montgomery on July 24, 1773. She never remarried after his death during his campaign to Canada in winter 1775. She never let anyone forget “my general” or “my soldier, ...

Indeed, 12 military men in the American Revolution were drawing pensions in the Civil War, and the photos of six appeared in E.B. Hillard’s book “The Last Men of the Revolution” in 1864.

Exactly 250 years ago today, ragtag Patriot militias engaged British Army regulars at Lexington and Concord in what would become the first battle of the Revolutionary War, one against the tyranny ...

George Washington is shown at the Battle of Trenton during the American Revolution in this painting by Percy Moran. (Wikimedia Commons) The Patriots’ cause seemed doomed by the end of 1776.

From the American Revolution to modern battles, take a look back at the full toll of U.S. deaths in war this Memorial Day.

Documenting history. For “The American Revolution,” a documentary series that will air on PBS beginning Nov. 16, we relied heavily on the memories of the men and women who experienced the war ...