Contents In this guide, we’ve looked at some of the infantry weapons used by the British and Continental Armies during the American Revolution. We’ve also explained how these weapons were deployed in battle, and what they were like for soldiers to use. Muskets Smoothbore muskets were the most common type of weapon used during the ... Read more| AmericanRevolution.org
Major General John Sullivan, Mezzotint engraving; published by Thomas Hart, London. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC., 1776. Contents Quick facts Born: 17 February 1740 in Somersworth, New Hampshire. John Sullivan was a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and later served as a delegate in the Continental ... Read more| AmericanRevolution.org
“ Editor’s note The late Wilcomb E. Washburn was one of America’s most versatile and accomplished historians, receiving his Ph.D. (American Civilization) from Harvard University in 1955. This is the annotated text of a presentation he made in Riverside, CA during the time he was Director of American Studies at the Smithsonian Institution. The author ... Read more| AmericanRevolution.org
