On June 28, 1778, a vicious battle raged several miles west of present-day Freehold, New Jersey. It included some of the longest sustained combat of...
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The Daring Exploits of Elizabeth, Grace, and Rachel Martin
In learning of the imminent passing of a British courier that carried crucial dispatches through South Carolina’s Ninety Six District, Elizabeth...
Peter Harris
Born in 1753, Peter Harris was a Catawba Indian who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Raised near present-day Fort Mill...
Oceans Rise Empires Fall
European involvement in America's campaign for Independence swiftly spread the war around the world on the high seas. Suddenly, clashes between the...
Retracing Our Steps
Studying the terrain to analyze how the action unfolded on Revolutionary War battlefields isn’t just a modern pursuit. It was the first order of...
Johann Ewald
Johann Ewald was a captain of the Hessian jager corps attached to the Leib Regiment, leading the 2nd Company under Colonel Carl von Donop for the...
Joseph Reed
Joseph Reed was a colonel and adjutant-general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He was a trusted aide to General George...
Carved in Stone
The John Stevens Shop has been hand chiseling monuments and grave markers for great leaders, war heroes and everyday people for 316 years. Recently...
Republican Motherhood
In many ways, the American Revolution saw women acting far outside their traditional gender roles. While men left their homes, farms, and businesses...
Black Spies of the American Revolution
Even 250 years after the events of the American Revolution, there is much that historians are still piecing together about the activities of spies...
Weathering the Storm: The Battle of Rhode Island
Learn more about the Battle of Road Island, planned as a combined operation between the Americans and their new French allies, to trap and defeat a...