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The Frenchman had become a major general in the Continental Army at the age of 19, was a close friend of George Washington’s and played a key role in the colonists’ conclusive victory at Yorktown.

The state of West Virginia’s “Lost Colony” historic marker stands near a large, flat tract of cropland along the Kanawha River at the junction of the U.S. 35 Connector and Old U.S. 35 near Beech Hill, ...

Playwright Robert Blecker's upcoming play "Father Anonymous" tells the story of forgotten founder Joseph Warren.

The upcoming Weekend in Old Monmouth gives people a chance to learn more of Monmouth County's remarkable Revolutionary War ...

Thomas Jefferson, the third president, was born on April 13, 1743. Several years ago, my wife Louise and I had celebrated by ...

an 1851 oil painting by Emanuel Leutze that depicts General George Washington with the Continental Army on the night of Dec. 25, 1776, during the Revolutionary War. However, instead of soldiers ...

As the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the War for Independence, the contributions of Black patriots are at risk ...

President James Monroe invited Lafayette to come to the United States to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the American Revolution. He was the last surviving general of that war, and his tour was so ...

Walking into the First Interstate Center for the Arts on Wednesday night, waiting for “Hamilton” to begin, it felt like I was ...

Tour starts where the first shot rang out in the Lexington Battle Green, to Philadelphia, the “birthplace of America,” and ...