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How the British ‘Southern Strategy’ ultimately cost them the Revolutionary War
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSurrender of General Burgoyne, an 1822 portrait by John Trumbull depicting John Burgoyne, a British...
Who was Lord Charles Cornwallis?
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 1 year agogeneral cornwallis The name alone is a mouthful, but the fact is that without Charles Cornwallis, the American Revolution might’ve had a very different...
This courier had places to go, people to see so Day of Thanksgiving had to wait
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCourier James Wilkinson plodded along, his saddlebags enveloping important documents. They detailed...
Congress in 1777 acted with urgency - America and their lives depended on it
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 7 months ago(Editor’s note: Another in a series of occasional columns about York County’s role in the American...
SLO boy headed to Rome for international history bee — but he needs help to get there
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIf you’ve ever asked the question “Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?” this San Luis Obispo boy...
Lafayette! When everyone in York gave it up for America's favorite fighting Frenchman
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThere’s one upcoming anniversary, Gordon Freireich was saying to a community group the other night,...
2024 could bring 'a lot of ruin,' but nuclear threat could be a stabilizing force
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe World Economic Forum held annually every January in Davos, Switzerland, is considered the global...
Test your knowledge about July 4th with this history quiz on Independence Day
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis year’s Fourth of July quiz reviews some of the lesser-known, but hugely important generals who...
Bristol's 'Battle of the Kegs' and other Revolutionary War tales of Bucks County
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI look at what happened on the Delaware River off Bristol in the spring of 1778 as a case of David versus Goliath. David didn’t have a chance. Yet, he would prevail in the end. Turning back ...
‘Glorious Lessons’ Review: John Trumbull’s Revolutionary Art
The Wall Street Journal· 2 weeks agoWith the notable exception of portraits, images dating from the American Revolutionary War are...