Explore Benedict Arnold’s infamous treason at West Point in 1780 — hero, traitor, and wife Peggy Shippen — within the Native American history of the Revolutionary War.
Tag: Haudenosaunee Confederacy Revolutionary War
How George Washington Used Spies to Win the American Revolution
How George Washington’s spy network—rooted in Indigenous reconnaissance traditions and the Culper Ring—helped win the American Revolution.
American Revolution
How Native nations shaped and survived the American Revolution: Haudenosaunee alliances, wampum diplomacy, Joseph Brant, and the betrayals of 1783.
Battle of Germantown – Facts, Campaigns & Fallout
Battle of Germantown (Oct 4, 1777): Washington’s costly defeat, the Philadelphia Campaign, and the Native nations whose sovereignty shaped the Revolutionary War.
Battle of Quebec 1775: Date & American Revolution
Battle of Quebec 1775: how Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery’s failed attack reshaped the Revolutionary War and the Indigenous nations caught between empires.
Valley Forge: Facts, Location & Baron von Steuben
Valley Forge 1777–1778: Washington’s winter camp, Baron von Steuben’s drills, disease and hardship — and the Native homelands reshaped by the American Revolution.
Washington Commands the Continental Army
How George Washington disciplined the Continental Army — and how Haudenosaunee, Oneida, and Tuscarora decisions shaped the Revolution’s outcome.
10 of the Best Books on the American Revolution
Ten essential books on the American Revolution revealing Native nations’ strategic choices, sovereignty, and the cost of a war rarely told as Indigenous history.
How the American Revolution Spurred Independence Movements Around the World
How the American Revolution sparked global independence movements — and reshaped Indigenous sovereignty, treaties, and wampum diplomacy across Native nations.
The Plots Against George Washington During the Revolution
How the Conway Cabal and Newburgh Conspiracy tested Washington’s command — and why Native nations’ Revolutionary War diplomacy hinged on the outcome.
When Washington’s Troops Made Camp at Valley Forge
Valley Forge, 1777–1778: Washington’s 11,000-man army survived disease and hunger — while Native nations shaped the Revolution’s alliances and outcome.
What Is Patriots’ Day?
Patriots’ Day marks April 19, 1775, when the American Revolution began—on Massachusett and Nipmuc homelands, with Native nations split on both sides of the fight.