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John Pitcairn was born in Scotland in 1722 to the Reverend David Pitcairn and his wife Katherine. The young Pitcairn grew up among a distinguished...

Named after the hometown of his owner Jeremiah Belknap, Peter Salem was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on October 1, 1750. In early 1775, Belknap...

This page provides a brief overview of the battles of Lexington and Concord, the first military engagements of the Revolutionary War.

“Will you let them burn the town down?” Asked Joseph Hosmer, a resident of Concord, Massachusetts, and member of the militia and minutemen gathered...

African Americans were not invisible during the American Revolution — learn more about their service.

The armies that fought for independence during the American Revolution were filled with a wide array of people and personalities.

While histories of the American Revolution tend to focus on just how bad the Americans had it: indeed, there is no getting around this fact; it can...