United States Army1d
Ties that bind: a 250-year legacy of American service
FORT BELVOIR, Va. – In the spring of 1775, the world order was in question. After decades of onerous taxation by the British, ...
HistoryExtra2d
This forgotten 18th-century sex scandal almost overturned the British Army’s hierarchy
The court-martial of Robert Newburgh was about more than just his alleged crime – it was a battle over power and masculinity ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
How an American Merchant, a French Official and a Pioneering Chemist Smuggled Much-Needed Gunpowder to the Continental Army
Lavoisier had assumed control of France’s national gunpowder production. Considered the founder of the Chemical Revolution, ...