The British are coming! To Paramus! In 1780! What happened in a Bergen battle of old
A mix of professional soldiers, Loyalist militias and opportunistic raiders descended on the area as British forces sought to ...
The story of a Black Revolutionary War hero who took on an entire British platoon lives on
The role of Billy Flora, a free Black man, in this pivotal victory — and the erosion later of rights — show a paradox of the ...
The Mercury15h
A history of General George Washington at Camp Pottsgrove
This article was written by Boyertown Middle School East Eighth-Grade Students Aislyn McAghon, Gabi Carr, and Elena Childs.
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History talk on Benedict Arnold in Argyle April 17
As part of the 250th celebration in Washington County, The Washington County Historical Society will host historian Eric ...
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Hackensack Revolutionary War hero statue erected in 1904 will finally get its sword back
Enoch Poor, a revolutionary war hero who ... Army and fought with his soldiers across New York and New Jersey for the country’s independence. His brigade fended off British attacks in the ...
Worcester Telegram13d
'Say you want a revolution?': 250 years ago, 'The shot heard around the world' rang out
It was the events on April 19, 1775, celebrated annually as Patriot's Day in Massachusetts, that gave the colonists their ...
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The story of a Black Revolutionary War hero who took on an entire British platoon lives on
Though a Revolutionary War veteran, he could not vote for representatives ... at the end of the “Great Bridge,” were red-coated British soldiers in their palisade fort, named Fort Murray ...