Making of America
On this day in 1776, British Generals Henry Clinton and William Howe lead a force of 4,000 troops aboard some 90 flat-boats up New York’s...
Making of America
On this day in 1776, a British fleet under Sir Guy Carleton defeats 15 American gunboats under the command of Brigadier General Benedict...
Making of America
General William Howe is named the interim commander in chief of the British army in America on this day in 1775, replacing Lieutenant...
Making of America
On this day in 1775, just a few short months after commanding British soldiers during the Battle of Bunker Hill, General Sir William Howe...
Making of America
A group of Continental Army soldiers under the command of Colonel William Butler launch an evening attack on Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant’s...
Making of America
Patriot militia under Colonel William Campbell defeat Loyalist militia under Major Patrick Ferguson at the Battle of King’s Mountain in...
Making of America
Sailing up the Hudson River to come to the aid of General John Burgoyne and the besieged British army at the Battle of Saratoga, General...
Making of America
On this day in 1775, General George Washington writes to the president of the Continental Congress, John Hancock, to inform him that a...
Making of America
On this day in 1777, 11,000 Patriots under General George Washington attempt an early morning attack on British General William Howe’s...
Making of America
On this day in 1781, British Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Dundas of the 80th Foot, leading 1,000 British troops, encounters French Brigadier...