The morning of November 16, 1776, brought a terrible test for George Washington and his Continental Army. On the northern end of Manhattan Island, […]
British soldiers advanced toward the American defenses at Breed’s Hill on June 17, 1775. The fighting was fierce, and the colonial defenders were running low […]
New York City had fallen into British hands, General George Washington’s Continental Army was retreating, and thousands of British and Hessian troops were determined to […]
General Washington was moving his army away from New York City. The British army and navy controlled the city and were trying to capture the […]
She was born in 1725 in Oyster Bay, New York. Her name was Patience Lovell, and she would become one of the most unusual and […]
The American colonies were at war, but no one knew how it would end. British soldiers and American militiamen had already fought at Lexington and […]
It was a cold December night in Boston. The harbor was dark, but the city was alive with anger. Three British ships sat at Griffin’s […]
The summer of 1776 had not gone well for General George Washington and the Continental Army. America declared its independence in July, but the British […]
Washington and his men were defending New York City. On September 15, 1776, William Howe’s troops landed at Kip’s Bay, northeast of Manhattan along the […]
On the night of September 6, 1776, a new form of warfare began in New York Harbor. Sgt. Ezra Lee maneuvered a small, one-man, American-made […]
When Americans think about the Revolutionary War, they often picture the great battles fought between George Washington’s army and the British. But in 1776, another […]
The Battle of Long Island ended on August 27th in a serious American defeat. General George Washington and the Continental Army had been pushed back […]