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The Impossible Victory: The Battle of Red Bank
They were the Hessians, the most feared professional soldiers of the 18th century, and they had come for blood. On October 22, 1777, an army of 1,200 mercenaries march...
Fog of War: How Chaos Lost the Battle of Germantown
It was the battle George Washington should have won. A bold, four-pronged surprise attack had the British reeling, and a stunning American victory was within grasp. So...
Sullivan's Gambit: The Daring 1777 Raid on Staten Island
It was meant to be a swift, surgical strike deep in enemy territory. But for the American soldiers raiding Staten Island, the mission quickly devolved into a desperate...
Bayonets in the Dark: The Story of the Paoli Massacre
What happens when an army is ordered to attack in total darkness with only bayonets? In the dead of night on September 20, 1777, British forces under Major General Cha...
Washington's Miracle: The Forgotten Story of the Battle of the Clouds
It's one of the great 'what ifs' of the American Revolution. In September 1777, just days after a stinging defeat at the Battle of Brandywine, George Washington's batt...
