America’s First Soldiers — 12 Remarkable Facts About the Continental Army

“Although the Continental Army began the American Revolution as a mob of amateurs, by 1780 it had evolved into a European-style fighting force capable of standing up to the best King George could throw at it.” ONE OF THE…

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How a Shortage of Gunpowder Nearly Ended America’s Bid for Independence

Happy July 4th to all of Military History Now’s American readers (and there sure are a lot of you!). In honour of the United States’ 237th birthday, we thought we’d re-blog an item from June…

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