British perspective: The Battle of Sullivan’s Island as seen through foreigners’ eyes

The tall ship Spirit of South Carolina, masquerading as an 18th century British warship, sailed briskly along the beach at the southwest tip of Sullivan’s Island just before noon on June 28, cruising ...

5 Forgotten Revolutionary War Naval Battles With Wild Backstories

Some Revolutionary War naval fights sound less like dusty history and more like a lost miniseries. From small ships to ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In June 1775, the American Patriots Faced Off With the British at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Archaeologists Are Uncovering Evidence of the Fighting 251 Years Later

The earthen fortification created by the Americans was originally intended for Bunker Hill. But, for some unknown reason, the ...
Washington Times

British memorial for Battle of New Orleans eyed

CHALMETTE BATTLEFIELD, La. (AP) - Two hundred years after the Battle of New Orleans was fought on a bitterly cold and foggy Jan. 8 in 1815, no one knows for sure what happened to the remains of the ...
24/7 Wall St

The Largest Battles of the American Revolutionary War

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. When hostilities commenced during the American Revolution ...
Monsters and Critics

Shipwreck Secrets exclusive: Why did so many British die in epic WWI Jutland sea battle?

A still of the footage obtained by Shipwreck Secrets that shows the ferocity of the sea battle back in 1916. Pic credit: Science Channel. Shipwreck Secrets comes to the Science Channel on Sunday ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Living history: The role of ‘Brown Bess’ in the British defeat at the Battle of Great Bridge

At the beginning of the American Revolution, long before there were weapons of mass destruction, American Patriots faced British soldiers with relatively simple agents of personal destruction. When ...
THE WEEK

The British battle for Prime Minister

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