In 1775, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania's Colonel William Thompson, helped drive back the ...

The then-British fortress was famously captured by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold in May 1775, marking a pivotal moment in the early stages of the Revolutionary War.

British troops still threatened New York City, and the Continental Army remained on duty, waiting for pay. The soldiers sought a lump cash payment to be distributed when they left the Army.

British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, believed to be the one surrendered to Americans at Yorktown in 1781, is on display at the U.S. Army museum.

The British, he noted, were just wrapping up the French and Indian War in 1763 and were struggling with massive war debt, prompting the king to impose high taxes and tariffs on the Colonies.

Keywords French and Indian War, Seven Years War, North America, British Army, French Army, George Washington, William Pitt, James Wolfe, Native American alliances, historical speculation ...

1914, A War Story: How Indian Soldiers Left Their Mark On World War I Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron visited the Mazargues War Cemetery in Marseille and paid ...

PM Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday paid tributes to the Indian soldiers who lost their lives during the world wars, at Mazargues War Cemetery in Marseilles.

But the Indian warriors, under the nominal command of French officers, did not massacre everybody. They captured all the men, women and children they could, made off with them on the cold journey ...

In 1897, khaki became the official uniform for all British troops overseas. Other armies soon began to use khaki uniforms, including the U.S. Rough Riders fighting in the Spanish-American War and ...