The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George ...

Christy Emmanuel can trace one family line to 1234. Those who followed are tied to U.S. history and now chronicled in a ...

A statue of the first U.S. president stands prominently in London’s Trafalgar Square, but some Britons find it strange to ...

George Washington's return of power set the country on a unique path, one that rejected monarchs in favor of civilian rule ...

George Washington, despite initial doubts about his abilities, successfully led the American army to victory against the British. Washington's strategic avoidance of direct confrontation with the ...

The commander-in-chief initially barred black soldiers from joining the ranks, but he came to understand the value—both moral ...

Military victories were essential in helping America win its independence from Britain. Early successes gave the Patriots ...

Documentarian Ken Burns and his team discuss their new series exploring the country’s founding and war for independence on ...

Today, we mark three days in June 1775 that helped the American Revolution. At the beginning of the American Revolution, ...

But luckily for the young nation, the army’s commander was familiar with this formidable foe. George Washington ... when the British withdrew from Boston, Washington even specified that ...

Thomas Gage, the commander in chief of British forces in North America ... the commander in chief of the Continental Army, June 15, 1775. George Washington's commission as general and commander ...