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Rev War | Biography

Thomas Conway

Thomas Conway is known as an officer with a name most connected to American Revolutionary War historiography with the loosely defined cabal that...

Rev War | Biography

Benjamin Tallmadge

One of the Revolutionary cause’s most patriotic and indispensable sons, Benjamin Tallmadge, was born February 25, 1754, in Setauket, New York, on Long...

Rev War | Article

Battle of Brandywine: Proving the Patriots’ Mettle

By many measures — duration, geographic spread of the fighting, number of troops engaged — Brandywine was the biggest battle of the Revolution. The...

Rev War | Article

Siege of Philadelphia

Philadelphia fell to the British on September 26, 1777, without a shot fired that autumn day. The capital of the rebellious American colonies was now...

Rev War | Article

10 Facts: The Philadelphia Campaign

Here are 10 facts about the Philadelphia Campaign during the American Revolution.

Rev War | Article

The British Army in the American Revolution

The army that opposed American independence has its roots in the 17th century, with the formation of the “New Model Army” as a permanent standing army...

The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, 17 June, 1775

Rev War | Article

Small Arms of the Revolution

The military tactics of the Revolutionary War were informed by the weapons of the period. Battles were fought with numerous different types of small...

Rev War | Video

Brandywine: Saving Dilworth Farm

Recap of Campaign 1776's (now known as the Revolutionary War Trust, a division of the American Battlefield Trust) news conference on September 15...

Rev War | Video

Battle of Brandywine

Video | George Washington and his Continental Army begin their defense of Philadelphia, in the battle that saw the most troops in action during the...