The American Revolution
The Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn)
General Clinton ambushes George Washington in the largest battle of the American Revolution.
General Clinton ambushes George Washington in the largest battle of the American Revolution.
Cherokee chief Tsi'yu-gunsini, Dragging Canoe in English, fights against Patriot settlers.
The British assault Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill near Boston in the bloodiest battle of the war.
George Washington assumes command of the Continental Army and must turn it into a unified force.
"Common Sense" awakens the American colonies to the idea of true independence.