Rain pours down on 40 redcoats in the Monterey woods. The British Army peers through the fog, aiming their muskets at 20 Continental Army soldiers. Sergeants yell orders to their men, who somehow ...

British troops and loyalists fled Boston by ship for Canada in "disgrace" after nearly a decade of occupation that incited protest, bloodshed and then revolution, on this day in history, March 17, ...

One year after a remarkable American victory over the British in the Revolutionary War, residents of Charleston held a public celebration. The commemoration, organized by The Palmetto Society ...

Many readers may remember watching "NOVA" in middle school or high school science classes, and some of us haven't seen it since -- which is a missed opportunity for both science fans and history buffs ...

The Carolina Corps achieved emancipation through military service, paving the way for future fighters in the British Empire to do the same Kinsey Gidick An 1812 illustration of a private from the ...