A battle lasting less than an hour south of Norfolk in December 1775 between British forces and colonial militia was a ...
It was 250 years ago last week that North Carolinians fought in their first formal battle for American independence. But they didn’t fight it in North Carolina – and they ...
When most of us picture the American Revolution, we see scrappy patriots ambushing stuffy British redcoats. We think about all the citizens of thirteen united colonies banding together to earn their ...
The first formal battle for American independence involving North Carolinians occurred 250 years ago in South Carolina. The battle, known as the First Battle of Ninety Six, was fought between Patriot ...
As British soldiers marched across the colonies in displays of force, George Washington was busy playing “4D chess.” At the height of the Revolution, Washington led a secret spy network called the ...