On the evening of July 16, 1779, a select group of George Washington's Continental Army, led by Brigadier General "Mad Anthony" Wayne, decisively defeated British troops at an outpost in Stony Point, New York during the Revolutionary War.
Read moreIn 1767, Parliament levied new taxes, in part to pay for maintaining an English army in America. The colonists, believing the King would use this army to compel them to do as he willed, rebelled by throwing the taxed-tea into the Boston Harbor.
Read moreHis words "Liberty and Union! One and inseparable, now and forever" electrified his countrymen and became a watchword of national progress.
Read moreThe great orator and Founding Father, Patrick Henry, is best remembered for his "If this be treason, make the most of it" speech against the Stamp Act in 1765, and for his famous words "...give me liberty, or give me death" in support of the American Revolution.
Read moreThe American Revolution General Nathanael Greene is regarded as a brilliant military leader, defending the South during the war.
Read moreConsidered one of the modern fathers of guerrilla warfare, Francis Marion, aka the "Swamp Fox", bested the British throughout South Carolina during the American Revolution.
Read moreWritten and illustrated by Frederic Remington | The sharp commands of the captain soon put the troop in motion, and they trotted along with a cadenced tread, every man a part of his horse.
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