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King George's Southern Soldiers

Many historians, students, or even casual enthusiasts of the American Revolution in the south are familiar with any one of the iconic paintings of...

Rev War | Article

Great Bridge

This page details the Battle of Great Bridge, an engagement fought in Virginia early on in the Revolutionary War. The Whig victory drove the last...

Rev War | Article

The Battle of Great Bridge

This page details the Battle of Great Bridge, an engagement fought in Virginia early on in the Revolutionary War. The Whig victory drove the last...

This is an image of Dunmore's proclamation.

Rev War | Article

"I offer freedom to the blacks of all Rebels that join me": Lord Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment, 1775-1776

By John U. Rees As the Revolutionary War’s first black-centered combat unit the short-lived Ethiopian Regiment merits attention. Like the segregated...

An 18th century map of the Thirteen Colonies

Rev War | Article

Colonial Governors

Learn about the men who ruled the American colonies in the name of King George III.

Flight of Lord Dunmore / Ogden; American Colortype Co., N.Y.

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The Gunpowder Incident

Early in the morning of April 21, 1775, colonists in Virginia’s capital city of Williamsburg awoke to find that under cover of night the royal...

Washington standing among African-American field workers harvesting grain; Mount Vernon in the background.

Rev War | Article

The Founding Fathers Views of Slavery

The institution of slavery – protected by law in all 13 American colonies when they declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776 – proved to...

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 | Historical Map

Great Bridge - December 9, 1775

HISTORICAL MAP | Historical map of the Revolutionary War Battle of Great Bridge, Virginia on December 9, 1775.

Rev War | Biography

William Flora

Born in 1755 to free black parents in Portsmouth, Virginia, William Flora found himself drawn to the patriot cause when revolutionary fervor flooded...