Making of America
On this day in 1754, Banastre Tarleton is born as the fourth child of John Tarleton, the former lord mayor of Liverpool, and a money...
Making of America
On this day in 1794, General “Mad Anthony” Wayne proves that the fragile young republic can counter a military threat when he puts down...
Making of America
On this day in 1779, a Patriot force consisting of 300 men led by Major Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee assaults the defensive positions of...
Making of America
On this day in 1780, following the Continental Army’s disastrous loss two days earlier at the Battle of Camden, two bloody engagements...
Making of America
On this day in 1785, Jonathan Trumbull, governor of both the colony and state of Connecticut, dies in Lebanon, Connecticut, where he is...
Making of America
On this day in 1780, American General Horatio Gates suffers a humiliating defeat at Camden, South Carolina. Despite the fact that his men...
Making of America
On this day in 1780, American Lieutenant Colonel Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox,” and his irregular cavalry force of 250 rout a party of...
Making of America
The city of Boston observes the 11th anniversary of the popular resistance that prevented the execution of the Stamp Act there on this...
Making of America
On this day in 1781, Patriot forces led by Colonel William Harden and Brigadier General Francis Marion, known as the “Swamp Fox,” lure...
Making of America
On this day in 1776, General George Washington writes to Major General Charles Lee that the Continental Army’s situation had deteriorated...
