A British army veteran got his "gold medal moment" at the Invictus Games in Canada when he proposed to his girlfriend. James Cairns, from Holmfirth in Yorkshire, asked his girlfriend of four years ...

George Washington, despite initial doubts about his abilities, successfully led the American army to victory against the British. Washington's strategic avoidance of direct confrontation with the ...

Enslaved by George Washington, This Man Escaped to Freedom—and Joined the British Army Harry Washington fought for his enslaver’s enemy during the American Revolution. Later, he migrated to ...

Battle of Long Island (Aug. 27, 1776): The British captured New York, driving Gen. George Washington and his army out of New York to New Jersey.