Review: Book says the American Revolution was really a world war

Next July marks 250 years since a handful of upstart American colonies declared independence from Britain. A war was fought, ...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The American Revolution’ On PBS, A Ken Burns Docuseries Takes A Deep Dive Into The U.S.’s Fight For Independence

T he American Revolution on PBS, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, written by Geoffrey C. Ward and narrated by Peter Coyote, is a six-part docuseries about the events leading up ...
Raiders Wire

The road to independence took many turns in RI. Step into the pre-Revolutionary War era

On July 17, the Liberty brought two Connecticut-based ships into Newport Harbor, accusing their captains of customs violations. The captain of one of the Connecticut ships, Joseph Packwood, went ...

The Surprising Pro-Slavery Reason Why George Washington Rejected Black Soldiers During the Revolutionary War

Ken Burns' new six-episode docuseries 'The American Revolution' looks at the attitude George Washington had toward allowing Black men to fight alongside the patriots.
CNN

Was the last battle of the American Revolution fought in India? A growing number of historians think so

Final Jeopardy category: the American Revolutionary War. The answer is: The last battle of America’s war of independence was fought on this continent. Cue the familiar music, and write down your ...
Reason

Writings on the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution

George Washington Crosses the Delaware. Famous Revolutionary War painting by Emanuel Leutze (1851). (NA) Over the years, I have written a number of posts on the American Revolution and the ideals of ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

American Revolution re-enactment slated at Julian orchard for battle’s 250th anniversary

History buffs are expected to converge on Julian April 26-27 to participate in a re-enactment of the battles of Lexington and Concord, which marked the start of the American War of Independence in ...
Hoodline

Gloucester to Host Revolutionary War Reenactment in 2026 in Tribute to American Independence

Gloucester gears up for a Revolutionary War reenactment in June 2026, recreating the historic Battle of Gloucester.
Snopes.com

Only 6,800 American Soldiers Died in Battle in the Revolutionary War?

There isn't enough evidence for historians to say precisely how many Americans died on the battlefield during the Revolutionary War, but 6,800, the number cited in a study published in 1974, is the ...
PBS

250 years after the start of the Revolutionary War, a divided America battles over its legacy

LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolutionary War began 250 years ago, with the ...