Michael Kovats was a Hungarian nobleman and cavalry officer, known as one of the “Founding Fathers of the US Calvary.”
Dec 14, 2021•8 min
Robert Carter III served as a colonel in the Virginia militia during the Revolution. After the war, Carter pioneered the largest manumission of enslaved African Americans, freeing 500 slaves from his plantations.
Dec 09, 2021•12 min
Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau was a French nobleman and military commander of all French forces in America during the Revolutionary War.
Dec 07, 2021•11 min
An orphaned Irish immigrant, Charles Thomson quickly established himself as a merchant, which led to the Delaware American Indians’ selecting him to represent them in negotiations leading to the Treaty of Easton.
Dec 02, 2021•10 min
Born into a wealthy South Carolina family, John Laurens served as an aide-de-camp to George Washington during the American Revolution.
Nov 30, 2021•10 min
Colonel Christopher Greene led the 1st Rhode Island Regiment, composed of mostly ex-slaves in the Battle of Rhode Island.
Nov 25, 2021•10 min
John Sevier was a Revolutionary War hero who famously led the Overmountain Men to victory at the Battle of King’s Mountain in 1780.
Nov 23, 2021•10 min
For decades, many have speculated that Mary Hays McAuley was one of the primary inspirations for the legend of Molly Pitcher. McAuley has been thought to have taken her husband’s place at his cannon after he was wounded during battle.
Nov 18, 2021•11 min
Jean Baptiste Champagne II, a local militia sergeant from New Orleans, is likely to have fought against the British in two major battles of the Revolutionary War.
Nov 16, 2021•8 min
Major General Anthony Wayne’s extreme bravery in battle earned him the nickname “Mad Anthony” during the American Revolution. He would soon lead the successful attack on the British in Stony Point, New York.
Nov 11, 2021•13 min
The DAR Forgotten Patriots Project focuses on the important contributions made by African American and American Indian Patriots of the American Revolution.
Nov 09, 2021•17 min
The DAR Forgotten Patriots Project focuses on the important contributions made by African American and American Indian Patriots of the American Revolution.
Nov 04, 2021•14 min
During the American Revolution, Tyonajanegen, a Native-American woman of the Oneida Nation fought alongside her husband in the Battle of Oriskany.
Nov 02, 2021•10 min
A former enslaved African American woman, Hannah Till became a trusted cook to General George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
Oct 28, 2021•7 min
Hannah Winthrop was an outspoken voice for independence, her accounts of the Revolutionary War being kept through a collection of letters written to friends Mercy Otis Warren and Abigail Adams.
Oct 26, 2021•8 min
Elizabeth Gilmore Berry is one of the few women who fought in battle during the American Revolutionary War.
Oct 21, 2021•7 min
Edward Hand was a physician, general and political leader who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Oct 19, 2021•11 min
Often called “The Father of New York”, George Clinton was a prominent figure in the fight for independence, becoming the longest-running governor in New York history.
Oct 14, 2021•18 min
Ann Fisher Miller was approached by General George Washington to use her home during the war because of its strategic location above White Plains, NY. Miller would use this opportunity to serve her country by converting her home into a hospital and nursing wounded soldiers.
Oct 12, 2021•7 min
George Rogers Clark was a militiaman from Virginia, nicknamed “The Conqueror of the Old Northwest” after capturing territory that helped expand America.
Oct 07, 2021•11 min
The Fauntleroy’s, Captain Henry, and Dr. Moore were patriot brothers who offered their contributions to the Revolutionary war through combat and medicine.
Oct 05, 2021•9 min
Timothy Matlack was a merchant from Haddonfield, New Jersey, tasked with penning the Declaration of Independence. His penmanship would be so impeccable that the script continues to be used today, known as Copperplate.
Sep 30, 2021•11 min
Artemas Ward was an American Major General in the Revolutionary War and Congressman from Massachusetts.
Sep 28, 2021•7 min
Sarah Fulton was a political activist and leader, serving as a field nurse during the American Revolution.
Sep 23, 2021•7 min
In 1781, John Jack Jouett made a heroic 40-mile ride on horseback to Monticello to alert Governor Thomas Jefferson that British forces were on their way to capture him.
Sep 21, 2021•13 min
Ebenezer Zane was a pioneer, surveyor and soldier who helped to establish a settlement near Fort Henry (now Wheeling, West Virginia) on the Ohio River.
Sep 16, 2021•10 min
Nicknamed the “Penman of the Constitution”, Gouvernor Morris is widely credited with putting the document in its final form as well as writing its preamble.
Sep 14, 2021•12 min
The wife of James Robertson, Charlotte Reeves Robertson made the long journey from East Tennessee to Middle Tennessee with her three small children, weathering disease and Native American attacks.
Sep 09, 2021•9 min
Known as the “Old Wagoner” to veterans who served with him during the French and Indian War, Daniel Morgan would fight in some of the most difficult campaigns of the Revolutionary War.
Sep 07, 2021•18 min
Andrew Pickens gained his military experience at a young age, fighting in the Cherokee War of 1760-1761. Pickens earned accolades for his impressive leadership of the Continental Army’s Southern militia but his savvy negotiations with the American Indian tribes of the Piedmont region also made him an influential figure.
Sep 02, 2021•9 min
