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''Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.''
- George Washington, Letter of Instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments (July 29, 1759)
''The Revolutionary War lasted 8 years (1775-1783). George Washington lost every battle except for the last one, yet the Revolutionaries continued the battle, with the support of the colonists, until they won.''
American History 1775-1783: American War of Independence, Revolutionary War, was a war between Great Britain and revolutionaries in 13 colonies, who declared their independence as the United States of America in 1776.
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Rare captured Revolutionary War battle flags returning to America
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4 rare American battle flags seized by the British during the Revolutionary War will get their first public homecoming in an exhibit at The Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. Taken as trophies over 225 years ago, the well-preserved banners stayed in the family of British cavalry leader Banestre Tarleton until being sold at auction to a private owner. They will be displayed alongside a collection of Revolutionary War-era firearms and cavalry swords in "Captured Colors: Four Battleflags of the American Revolution" - exhibit. Fewer than two dozen American flags come through the war, most of them in fragments.
by dailypress :: 2007-12-22 :: Flags & Maps
Revolutionary War battle flags to be displayed in Williamsburg
Four Revolutionary War battle flags that were spirited away to Britain over 200 years ago as battle trophies will find their way to Colonial Williamsburg. The flags - 3 that flew over the 3rd Virginia Detachment, and a Connecticut cavalry flag - will go on view in the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum. The flags were owned by the descendants of a British officer for more than two centuries, then sold in an auction for $17.4 million. The 3 Virginia flags include the main battle flag made of gold silk. It is the earliest surviving documented American flag with 13 stars and has a painted emblem of a beaver gnawing a palmetto tree and the motto "Perseverando."
by hamptonroads :: 2007-10-17 :: Flags & Maps
American flag flies in battle for the first time Sept. 3, 1777
Sept 3, 1777, an American flag flew in battle for the first time during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch's Bridge, Del. Gen. William Maxwell, commanding a Patriot force of infantry and cavalry, ordered the new flag raised in a clash with an advance guard of British and Hessian troops. The rebels were defeated and forced to retreat to the encampment housing General George Washington's main force near Brandywine Creek. 3 months beforehand, on June 14, the Continental Congress resolved that "the flag of the United States be 13 alternate stripes red and white ... the Union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."
by politico :: 2007-09-04 :: Battles & Battlefields
America's other flag story well documented at Baltimore attraction
The Flag House and adjoining Star-Spangled Banner Museum don't have anything to do with Betsy Ross. Rather, they honor another famous seamstress, Mary Pickersgill, whose handiwork inspired our National Anthem. The first American flag was sewn by a Pennsylvania woman named Betsy Ross - at least that's how the legend tells it. That "first flag" story is among a handful of tales associated with various versions of Old Glory as it flutters through the history of our country. Another legendary banner was the star-spangled one that flew over Baltimore's Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Its creator was also a Pennsylvania woman.
by readingeagle :: 2007-01-21 :: Flags & Maps
Did Betsy Ross Design The American Flag?
In all likelihood, Betsy Ross didn't design, or for that matter even sew, the first post-Union Jack American flag. Ross purportedly sewed the flag based on a pencil sketch from George Washington himself. But no evidence has ever been found to back up this Ross family story. In fact, most historians believe the flag was either based on the British East India Company's flag or designed by Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Regardless of who designed it, the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes on June 14, 1777. And, while the Star-Spangled Banner still waves today, the truth of the story accompanied Betsy to her grave.
by blogcritics :: 2007-01-03 :: Flags & Maps
He was a patriot, not a redcoat -- accurate town flags
"Better Dead than Red" was true back in Revolutionary-era Boston, when the sight of a British redcoat was likely to trigger musket fire. So how can it be that the character in Norwood's town seal is wearing a red jacket? Legendary Minuteman Aaron Guild in red, marching off to Lexington in 1775 to fight the crown's forces. "Wearing red probably would have gotten him shot. He's one of our first and most famous veterans, and we should make sure the color of his uniform is right." Some argue it is historically inaccurate and should be changed, and as the town wants to order new flags anyway, and changing the color wouldn't cost any extra.
by boston :: 2006-10-05 :: Heroes and Generals
Yale posts list of maps missing from its map collection
An early map of Boston that strategically shows the military positions of the Americans during the Revolutionary War is one of the rarities that Yale University has discovered missing from its map collection in a long-awaited inventory. "A Plan of Boston in New England with its Environs," drawn by British loyalist Henry Pelham during the 1775-76 siege of Boston, appears on a list of lost maps that Yale has posted on net to alert map dealers and collectors who might stumble across them. The Pelham map of Boston is worth $100,000.
by courant :: 2006-07-20 :: Flags & Maps