The British are coming! To Paramus! In 1780! What happened in a Bergen battle of old
As America get ready to mark its 250th birthday, we take a look at the time the British troops raided Bergen County towns.
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The Revolutionary War
As the Revolutionary War spread through every region ... to document their service to the Crown, Brigadier General Samuel Birch, British commandant of the city of New York, created a list of ...
As the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War approaches, Lexington and Concord remain in dispute
A dispute that’s been going on for centuries has heated up again as the neighboring towns plan competing celebrations to mark ...
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The story behind Evacuation Day, the holiday Boston officially recognizes on March 17
March 17 is officially observed as Evacuation Day in Boston, even though St. Patrick’s Day falls on the same date. Here's the ...
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$2.3 Million Awarded To Protect 172 Acres At Civil, Revolutionary War Battlefields
The National Park Service has awarded $2,289,880.56 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program to protect 155.39 acres at Civil War battlefields in ...
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Uncovering the hidden contributions of CT women in the Revolutionary War
Connecticut has a deep history with the Revolutionary War. Plenty of tales detail battles and bloodshed between colonial men and their British enemies, but what about the women? WSHU’s Molly ...
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A Revolutionary War
A crucial turning point in the war came at the end of 1777, in Saratoga, New York, where 7,000 British troops surrendered to General Horatio Gates. America's victory at Saratoga convinced France ...