Revolutionary War Leaders
Learn more about the Patriot and British leaders who defined the Revolutionary War era.
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Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox
VIDEO | In 1780, when the British took Charleston, it looked as if the rest of South Carolina might end up in Loyalist hands. But a band of Patriot...
1783: George Washington Cements his Legacy
If the American Revolution created the modern idea of self-governing societies, it surely produced leaders who could enact those principles for others...
John Cadwalader
Born to a prominent family in Trenton, New Jersey, John Cadwalader grew up in Philadelphia and became a dedicated Patriot. An educated businessman...
Foreign Fighters of the Revolutionary War
VIDEO | Jim Percoco of the American Battlefield Trust speaks on the European leaders who helped America win their war for independence against Great...
Alexander Hamilton: The Forgotten Founder
VIDEO | While the faces of his contemporaries are carved into the fabric of US history, it took a Broadway musical to remind the world of Founding...
All Men Created Equal: How the Founding Fathers Viewed Slavery
VIDEO | While about 5,000 African American soldiers fought for the ideals of freedom and democracy during the Revolutionary War, slavery was common in...
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