June 17, 1775: Colonists Draw Blood At Bunker Hill

In what is already being hailed as a turning point in the nascent American Revolution, colonial militias inflicted staggering losses on British forces yesterday during the Battle of Bunker Hill—despite ultimately surrendering the field. Though the redcoats claimed a technical victory by seizing the…

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June 13, 1777: Lafayette Lands in America

On June 13, 1777, a young French aristocrat named Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette, landed near Charleston, South Carolina, to join the American Revolutionary cause. Barely 19 years old, Lafayette arrived not as a representative of the French crown, but as an…

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November 3, 1783: The Army Disbands

On November 3, 1783, the American Continental Army was formally disbanded, marking a defining moment in U.S. history. This decision followed the signing of the Treaty of Paris in September 1783, which officially ended the American Revolutionary War. After nearly eight years of struggle…

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