When the American Revolution ... 1776, when Washington led his troops across the ice-filled Delaware River during a fierce storm. This surprise attack resulted in a crucial victory over Hessian ...

Thousands of British and Hessian ... of the American Revolution, detailing the most important elements of nearly every significant battle of The War of Independence. It was August of 1776, and ...

Adams knew the American Revolution had to build up a new government ... New York City fell to a British fleet of 30,000 soldiers and Hessian mercenaries, German soldiers-for-hire.

A new set of stamps honors five pivotal American Revolution battlefields across the Northeast as the US prepares for its ...