The Latest Breaking News from the Revolutionary War

What happened at the end of the Revolutionary War? Here’s how Americans set up a brand-new country once the fighting ended

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The Conversation · Sep 21

U.S. debt is a looming crisis today but was once its own revolutionary masterstroke that helped launch a global financial superpower

Hamilton recognized how debt can unlock resources that could transform the young republic. But first he had to untangle the mess created by the Revolutionary War.

Fortune · Jul 4

250 years of US independence: How France helped turn the tide of the Revolutionary War

After months of discreet support, France officially allied itself with the American revolutionaries in their war against the British Empire, a decision that would permanently alter the fate of both nations.

France 24 · Jul 4

Polly Cooper, an Oneida woman who helped save Washington's army, is honored on $1 coin

A newly minted $1 coin will feature a woman from the Oneida tribe, Polly Cooper, known for aiding George Washington's army during the Revolutionary War

The Independent UK · Jan 30

Boston Marathon helps celebrate the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War

The wheelchair fields left Hopkinton under clear skies and cool temperatures Monday morning for the start of the 129th Boston Marathon

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2025

Centuries-old angels uncovered at Boston church made famous by Paul Revere

Conservators have uncovered eight angels in a historic Boston church that counted Paul Revere as a bell ringer and played a pivotal role in the Revolutionary War

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2024

Archeologists find musket balls fired during 1 of the first battles in the Revolutionary War

Archeologists with the National Park Service say they have found musket balls that date back nearly 250 years and were fired during one of the first battles in the Revolutionary War

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2024

Revolutionary War barracks burned by the British discovered in Colonial Williamsburg

Ongoing excavations at the historical site in Virginia have revealed the remnants of military barracks dating to the Revolutionary War.

LiveScience · May 17, 2024

Michael Douglas as Ben Franklin: Does It Work?

‘Franklin,’ on Apple TV Plus, sees Ben venture to France to get some help for the Yanks in the Revolutionary War

Broadcasting & Cable · Apr 12, 2024

4 business lessons from the Boston Tea Party

December 2023 marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, one of the most famous events leading up to the Revolutionary War. On the night of Dec. 16, 1773, Colonists marched aboard three ships and threw more than 90,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor. No one died, and…

The Conversation · Dec 14, 2023