The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill, but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. The...
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Green Spring
Low on supplies after his pyrrhic victory at the Battle of Guilford Court House, British General Charles Lord Cornwallis left North Carolina and...
Fort Stanwix
Fort Stanwix played a critical role in the Saratoga campaign of 1777. The fort was a target for British General John Burgoyne, who sent brevet...
Musgrove Mill
In the spring of 1780, the British captured the city of Charleston, giving them almost complete control over South Carolina. Seeking to undermine the...
Kings Mountain
The Revolutionary War battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina proved to be a stinging defeat in the British attempt to secure control of the...
Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
The capture of Fort Ticonderoga was the first offensive victory for American forces in the Revolutionary War. It secured the strategic passageway...
Port Royal Island
By the autumn of 1778, the American Revolution was at an impasse. The British effort to put down the rebellion in its North American colonies...
Valcour Island
The naval Battle of Valcour Island, also known as the Battle of Valcour Bay, took place on October 11, 1776, on Lake Champlain. The main action took...
Ninety Six
The town of Ninety Six, so named because it was 96 miles from the nearest Cherokee village, was once a main crossroads of western South Carolina. In...