The fateful tent on display at the Museum of the American ... Revolution. The Frenchman had become a major general in the Continental Army at the age of 19, was a close friend of George Washington ...

Rep. Don Bacon pointed to the American Revolution to push back against the idea that Ukraine should surrender to Russia. Bacon has advocated for the U.S. and Europe to "arm Ukraine to the max." ...

Thus George Washington, at age 16 ... in Chief of the new Continental Army in what was fast becoming the American Revolution. Thereafter he was on the move, fighting and retreating hither and ...

During the Revolutionary War, conditions were dismal for American colonists. Against heavy odds ... Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed ...

Aaron Burr, who served briefly on his staff during the Revolution, considered George Washington a second-rate general. Alexander Hamilton, on the other hand, admired him and stood by his side as ...

While the Patriots were ultimately victorious in the American Revolution ... and hundreds more served on the sea. Had George Washington been less ambivalent, more blacks might have participated ...

George was the eldest son of Augustine’s second wife, Mary, who was not, and at no point aspired to be gentry. Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775)American ... Washington sat sphinxlike during the ...

George Washington, the first President of the United States, is a key figure in American history. Known for his leadership during the American Revolutionary War and as a Founding Father ...

A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, ...

If George Washington’s audacity on January 3, 1777, had not reversed the patriots’ retreat and routed the advancing British, the American Revolution might have been extinguished. Yet such is ...

You know about the leprechauns and the Irish and the pot of gold, but did you know that St. Patrick's Day has another historical significance in America?