Anyone who has studied the American Revolution knows that some of the most important battles took place in New Jersey.

On Sept. 7, 1778, Ezra Blossom enlisted to fight in the Revolutionary War. Born on May 10, 1761, in Barnstable, the son of Thomas and Thankful Paddock Blossom was barely ...

Ken Burns has produced a documentary about the Revolutionary War that sets a new standard for historical documentaries. This has been said of Burns before, at least since “The Civil War” premiered in ...

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, two works offer valuable, fresh views of the American Revolution.

Ohio is home to thousands of Revolutionary War veterans. A new effort aims to preserve their gravesites. Despite the fact Ohio did not exist as a state during the Revolutionary War, it’s become the ...

Georgia Day marks the 1733 founding of the last of the original 13 British colonies. In the American Revolutionary War, Georgia also was late to secure independence.

As we celebrate our nation’s independence, many may be surprised to learn that a Revolutionary War battle took place in Arkansas. The Battle of Arkansas Post, or the “Colbert Raid,” is considered by ...

A two-day skirmish 250 years ago between a British naval force and colonial militiamen in Hampton and Williamsburg led to what historians have come to mark when the Revolutionary War came to Virginia.

A relic of the American Revolution is delicately ushered into the National Museum of the United States Army, at Fort Belvoir, Va. It's the First Rhode Island Regimental Flag. "And if it could talk, ...

When most people think about the Revolutionary War, their minds jump straight to the famous names—Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, Yorktown. These places earned their spot in every history textbook, ...

Ken Burns comes full circle when he frames the Revolutionary War as a civil war. “The war grew out of a multitude of grievances lodged against the British parliament by British subjects living an ...