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Boston Massacre, a print by Paul Revere

Charles Cornwallis

Boston Massacre, a print by Paul Revere

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  • American Revolution: Events and Battles
    American Revolution: Events and Battles

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    Explore Revolutionary battle sites such as Lexington, Concord and Yorktown, and learn how the events that took place there shaped the course of the war.

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  • American Revolution: Key Military Figures
    American Revolution: Key Military Figures

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    View images of key military figures from the American Revolution, and learn what role they played in this war of independence.

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  • American Revolution: Flags and Fliers
    American Revolution: Flags and Fliers

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    Discover some of the flags and fliers that circulated amongst the colonies before and during the American Revolution.

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Videos (6)

  • George Washington
    George Washington

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    How did George Washington turn a rag-tag group of men into a disciplined fighting machine?

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  • American Revolution
    American Revolution

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    Get the story of how a fledgling, largely disconnected nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.

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  • Washington Escapes Brooklyn
    Washington Escapes Brooklyn

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    As British General William Howe anticipates surrender, General Washington fleas across the East River under cover of darkness.

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  • How To Get Into Princeton
    How To Get Into Princeton

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    Hand-sketched map from 1777 helped George Washington plan for the Battle of Princeton during the American Revolutionary War.

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  • Washington's Surprise Attack on Trenton
    Washington's Surprise Attack on Trenton

    Video Clip (1:40)

    By Christmas, 1777, in desperate need of a victory, Washington defies military convention with a nighttime assault in the dead of winter.

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  • American Victory at Yorktown
    American Victory at Yorktown

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    A two pronged attack by French & American forces defeats General Cornwallis in Virginia. Two years later, the Treaty of Paris will officially end the war

    Video Clip (1:50)

Read More about Charles Cornwallis

Cornwallis led several successful British campaigns during the American Revolution before his defeat at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.

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