Revolutionary War Leaders
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Lord Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord of Cameron was born on October 22, 1693, in Leeds Castle, Kent, England. As a child, Fairfax succeeded to his title in 1709...
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...
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
The values promoted by the American Revolution could not have been contained to North America indefinitely, but even the Founding Fathers were...
Benjamin Cleveland
After the British victory at the Battle of Camden in August 1780, British General Lord Charles Cornwallis dispatched Major Patrick Ferguson to the...
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...
Jorge Farragut
Born on September 29, 1755, Jordi Ferragut Mesquida, better known as Jorge Farragut, was the only known Spanish volunteer who fought under the...
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