Revolutionary War Leaders
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Johann Ewald
Johann Ewald was a captain of the Hessian jager corps attached to the Leib Regiment, leading the 2nd Company under Colonel Carl von Donop for the...
Shays’ Rebellion: Revolt Against the Revolution
VIDEO | After the Revolutionary War was won, Daniel Shays led a thousand-strong rebellion of disgruntled farmers who almost plunged the new nation of...
Washington in the Backcountry
George Washington was born into a world obsessed with the frontier. The wealthy elite in the colony of Virginia earned their fortunes through the...
Alexander Hamilton: The Forgotten Founder
VIDEO | While the faces of his contemporaries are carved into the fabric of US history, it took a Broadway musical to remind the world of Founding...
Francis Salvador
Considered the first Jewish person to die in the Revolutionary War, Francis Salvador was born to a prominent family in London, England, with ties to...
Armand Louis de Gontaut
In his youth, the aristocratic Armand Louis de Gontaut — Duke de Lauzun — found satisfaction in adventure, much to the detriment of his fortune. But...
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