Did you know Richmond played host to a brief chapter in the War for Independence? On Jan. 5, 1781, 800 British Soldiers raided Richmond by climbing onto Chimbarazo Hill.
If you choose to dissect the actual events, though ... but it did indeed happen during the Revolutionary War. Named, naturally, the Turtle, it was a one-man, oak submarine designed by David ...
For most Americans of the time, the Revolutionary War was a struggle for freedom and an independent nation. However, for members of the church it represented a conflict between loyalty to an ...
A commemoration for the Battle of Cowpens will be held at the battlefield in January, 244 years after the clash dashed ...
The outbreak of the War in August 1914 led to a wave of patriotism ... The membership and influence of revolutionary groups had been severely reduced by 1914, mainly through the repressive tactics ...
The Revolutionary War was America’s first true military ... The group has taken credit for events like the Boston Tea Party and played a major role in establishing resistance groups that began ...
On April 19, 1775, the battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolutionary War. In 2025, Massachusetts will mark 250 years since the fight for independence began in our own backyard ...
Other revolutionary leaders who were active ... Although the Ten Years' War failed, the events proved that the Cubans could organize against Spain. Beginning primarily as a poorly organized ...
Listen to this article Inside Richmond’s historic St. John’s Church in November 2024, a film crew and actors recreated the Second Virginia Revolutionary Convention and the enduring speech of Patrick ...
Myra Jones of Mount Pleasant, portrays young courier for the patriots, Emily Geiger, in Echoes of Glory: Heroes from the ...