Battle of Camden, August 16, 1780: Cornwallis’s British victory over Horatio Gates in South Carolina, its losses, De Kalb’s death, and aftermath.
Category: American Revolution
Paul Revere: House, Midnight Ride, Boston Massacre
Paul Revere, the Boston Massacre, and the Native nations whose diplomacy and resistance shaped the world in which the American Revolution began.
Caesar Who? The Founding Father You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Caesar Rodney signed the Declaration and rode 80 miles to break Delaware’s deadlock — yet he enslaved 200 people and displaced the Lenape. His story, told fully.
The Appalling Way the British Tried to Recruit Americans Away from Revolt
Discover how British prison ships like the HMS Jersey tried to coerce American patriots into betraying their cause—and why roughly 92% refused to surrender.
Battle of Saratoga – Definition, Significance & Date
Battle of Saratoga (Sept–Oct 1777): dates, definition, significance, and the Haudenosaunee homeland where the decisive Revolutionary War victory was fought.
The HMS Jersey – Prison, Revolution & Ship
HMS Jersey ‘Hell’ prison ship killed 11,000 American Revolutionary War prisoners in Brooklyn’s Wallabout Bay. Explore the history, survivor stories, and 1908 memorial.
How Alexander Hamilton’s Widow, Eliza, Carried on His Legacy
Eliza Hamilton, widow of Alexander Hamilton, founded a free school and New York’s first private orphanage after the 1804 duel. Explore her enduring legacy.
Why John Adams Defended British Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials
Explore why John Adams defended British soldiers in the Boston Massacre trials, set on Indigenous Massachusett homelands, and the paradox of colonial justice.
How Samuel Adams Became Linked to Beer
How did Samuel Adams, a failed colonial maltster, become linked to a famous craft beer? Explore the true history of Adams, beer, and the American Revolution.
Starving Soldiers at Valley Forge
Valley Forge 1777-78: starving Continental Army soldiers survived on firecake—and with food from the Oneida and Tuscarora of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
Battle of Guilford Courthouse – Winner, Date, Significance
Battle of Guilford Courthouse (March 15, 1781): Cornwallis won tactically but lost strategically. Explore the date, winner, significance, and Native context.
9 Things You May Not Know About Benedict Arnold
How Benedict Arnold’s rise and treason unfolded across Indigenous homelands — Haudenosaunee, Wabanaki, and Penobscot territories — during the American Revolution.