The American Revolution was teetering on ruin. But if you were to ask folks on the street to identify America’s darkest hour, except for the glazed looks of those who had slipped texts to their friends during high school history class, the common answer is Valley Forge, winter 1777-78. Wrong! It was four years later ...| Revolutionary War Journal
By John Pezzola. John formerly served in the United States Army. He received a master’s degree in Military History and Civil War Studies. He presently teaches 7th-grade US history and militar…| Revolutionary War Journal
Artwork by Auguste Louis de Rossel de Cercy. The Battle of Cape Henry, March 16, 1781, occurred just outside the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay off the Cape of Henry. Though the French fleet of eight …| Revolutionary War Journal
