The Great Escape That Saved the Revolution
In August 1776, the fate of Washington’s army—in fact, the fate of the entire Revolution—lay on the muscled shoulders of…
The Battle of Cowpens: Leadership and Innovation That Changed the Course of the Revolutionary War
Cowpens was one of the most decisive battles of the Revolutionary War, one that was won through a combination of…
‘The Shot Heard Round the World’: How Subjects Became Citizens at Lexington and Concord
On a fateful day in April 1775, farmers, tradesmen, laborers, and mariners—Americans of all stripes—came together at the Battles of…
How the United States Navy Began with a Fishing Boat
The United States Navy—today recognized as the most powerful navy in the world—had very humble beginnings as a single fishing…