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Monmouth: The Victory That Wasn't?
On June 28, 1778, soldiers dropped dead without a scratch, their hearts bursting from the 96-degree heat. The Battle of Monmouth wasn't just a fight against the Britis...
Lafayette's Impossible Escape: The Battle of Barren Hill
On the night of May 19, 1778, 16,000 British soldiers marched through the dark to crush just 2,000 rebels. Their target was the 20-year-old Marquis de Lafayette, and t...
Simcoe’s Ruthless Raid: The Battle of Crooked Billet
Major John Graves Simcoe wanted a "grand stroke" to destroy the Pennsylvania Militia. On May 1, 1778, his ruthless surprise attack caught a sleeping American camp in a...
The Trap That Turned a Creek Red: Battle of Quinton's Bridge
It was a trap that turned a frozen creek into a killing field. In March 1778, the Queen's Rangers used a "feigned retreat" to lure American militia into a deadly massa...
Friedrich von Steuben & The Rebirth of the Continental Army (Valley Forge)
They were starving, freezing, and dissolving into a "wrecked army". The Continental Army at Valley Forge was on the brink of collapse, facing famine, disease, and its ...
Battle of Matson's Ford: The Forgotten Trial on the Road to Valley Forge
Before the legend of Valley Forge, there was Matson's Ford – a chaotic, accidental battle that nearly brought Washington's Continental Army to its knees. Discover the ...
How Washington's Trap Became Howe's Final Failure
General Howe had one last chance to destroy Washington's army before winter. He planned a massive surprise attack to crush the Continental Army in its sleep. But he di...
Skirmish of Gloucester: The Rise of Lafayette
He was 20 years old, wounded, and desperate to prove himself. When the Marquis de Lafayette spotted a column of elite Hessian soldiers, he didn't hesitate. The resulti...
Battle for the Delaware: The Fort That Had to Fall
magine the most intense bombardment of the entire American Revolution. For six weeks, a few hundred American defenders inside a small mud fort held out against the ful...
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...
Disaster at Brandywine: The Defeat That Almost Ended the Revolution
Witness the chaos, the miscalculations, and the incredible bravery that defined one of the American Revolution's most pivotal battles! Learn how General George Washing...
Ambush at the Bridge: The Battle for Philadelphia Begins
Step back to 1777 and witness the dramatic opening moves of the Philadelphia Campaign.Join History Distilled as we explore the often-overlooked Battle of Cooch's Bridg...
Battle of Bemis Heights: The Battle That Sealed Britain's Fate
Uncover the pivotal moment that reshaped the American Revolutionary War ! This look into the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights, reve...
Battle of Freeman's Farm: The Opening Clash of Saratoga
1777: A grand British plan to crush the American rebellion is set in motion. What could possibly go wrong? Dive into the brutal realities of the American frontier and ...
End of the Siege at Fort Stanwix
In 1777, the British besieged Fort Stanwix as part of a larger plan to control the Hudson River Valley. American forces, led by Colonel Peter Gansevoort, defended the ...
Battle of Oriskany
The Battle of Oriskany, fought on August 6, 1777, was a bloody and pivotal battle of the American Revolutionary War. It occurred in the Mohawk Valley of New York. Amer...
