The Revolutionary War artifacts tell the story of what General Cornwallis tried to destroy forever—but couldn’t erase.

Unlike the Continental Army, the Navy recruited both free and ... many blacks were already experienced sailors, having served in British and state navies, as well as on merchant vessels in the ...

but his proclamation inspired thousands of runaways to follow behind the British throughout the war. • Lord Dunmore's Proclamation By the winter of 1777-78, the Continental Army had dwindled to ...

In honor of Black History Month, Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives this week recognized the contribution of ...

British General Charles Cornwallis ordered the burning of a Continental Army barracks in Colonial Williamsburg in 1781. What he hoped to destroy forever was recently found by archaeologists ...