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American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight r
The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the British colony of Massachusetts
American Revolutionary War: A small force of Patriots led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold captured Fort Ticonderoga i
American Revolutionary War: Delegates from the Thirteen Colonies met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to convene the Secon
American Revolutionary War: Delegates from the Thirteen Colonies met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to convene the Secon
American Revolution: The Committee of Safety of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, adopted the Mecklenburg Resolves, wh
American Revolution: The Committee of Safety of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, adopted the Mecklenburg Resolves, wh
The Battle of Machias, the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, commenced in and around the port of
Thomas Gage, the governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, offered a general pardon to colonists who remained loyal
American Revolutionary War: British forces took Bunker Hill outside of Boston, Massachusetts
In an act of defiance against the Navigation Acts, American colonists led by Abraham Whipple (pictured) attacked and bur
Seven Years' War: France began an unsuccessful attempt to retake Quebec City, which had been captured by Britain
Third Silesian War: The Austrian victory at the Battle of Kolín forced Prussian leader Frederick the Great to give up th
After a two-week siege, the French commander of Fort Beauséjour in present-day New Brunswick, Canada, surrendered to Bri
French and Indian War: Led by 22-year-old George Washington, a company of Virginia colonial militiamen ambushed a force
French and Indian War: Led by 22-year-old George Washington, a company of Virginia colonial militiamen ambushed a force
War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeated those of the Pragmatic Allies at the Battle of Fontenoy in the Au
War of the Austrian Succession: Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa was crowned Queen of Bohemia after Austrian forces drove Fr
Under the terms of the Acts of Union, the Kingdoms of England and Scotland merged to form the Kingdom of Great Britain,
War of the Spanish Succession: The Grand Alliance armies routed the Franco-Spanish-Bavarian army in Ramillies, present-d