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17th – 18th CenturyBattle of Paulus HookPublished: August 18, 2006 at 2:27 pm
'Light-Horse Harry' Lee entered history with a daring night attack on the fort at Paulus Hook During the American Revolutionary War.By Charles A. Petrocci
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of the PyramidsPublished: July 31, 2006 at 1:39 pm
The enemy that confronted the French at Embabeh, Egypt, more than 200 years ago was as merciless as the desert they had just crossed--but the Mamelukes did not have a commander like Napoleon Bonaparte.By John Dellinger
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of RivoliPublished: July 31, 2006 at 1:33 pm
If his attack succeeded, Austrian Feldzeugmeister Jószef Alvintzy Freiherr de Berberek expected to surround and destroy France's Army of Italy -- and its 28-year-old commander, General Napoleon Bonaparte.By James W. Shosenberg
General Napoleon Bonaparte's Italian CampaignPublished: July 31, 2006 at 1:22 pm
The newly appointed 26-year-old commander in chief of the French Army of Italy arrived at his headquarters in Nice on March 27, 1796. Scar-lipped Jean Mathieu Philibert SŽrurier, adventurous Pierre Franois Charles Augereau, and calculating AndrŽ MassŽna were all smirking …
Charles Lee's Disgrace at the Battle of MonmouthPublished: July 28, 2006 at 5:03 pm
Charles Lee's failure to coordinate subordinates led to a crucial breakdown at the Battle of Monmouth, and a rare public rebuke from George Washington.
Peter Francisco: American Revolutionary War HeroPublished: July 25, 2006 at 12:29 pm
Young 'giant' Peter Francisco was the most renowned common soldier in the Continental Army -- and possibly in the entire history of the U.S. Army.By Michael D. Hull
War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of BlenheimPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:18 pm
Even to reach Blenheim, John Churchill, Duke of Marlborogh, adopted a bold course that shocked his adversaries. His field strategy was equally unorthodox.
Henry Morgan: The Pirate Who Invaded Panama in 1671Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:17 pm
One of the most audacious sieges of the 17th century pitted Spain's second most important city in the New World against a remarkable army that recognized no one flag -- save, perhaps, the Jolly Roger.
George Washington: Defeated at the Battle of Long IslandPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:16 pm
After the American commander in chief suffered a humiliating defeat at the Battle of Long Island, he turned to a crack regiment from Massachusetts to save the army.
Great Northern War: Swedish King Charles XII's CampaignsPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:15 pm
Young Charles XII was the driving force of the Great Northern War.
Battle of the Boyne: King William III's Victory in IrelandPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:15 pm
England's Dutch-born King William III pursued his lifelong war against King Louis XIV of France with strategic diplomacy and personal courage in battle.
King George's War: Siege of LouisbourgPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:13 pm
Ben Franklin warned that it would be a 'hard nut to crack'--but in 1745 a ragtag army of New Englanders captured Louisburg, France's most imposing North American stronghold.
Battle of BrandywinePublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:13 pm
An end run had put General Sir William Howe in position to take Philadelphia--but first he had to fight his way through General George Washington's Continental Army.
American Revolutionary War: British Sergeant John HowePublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:13 pm
Posing as a gunsmith, British Sergeant John Howe served as General Gage's eyes in a restive Massachusetts colony.
Powhatan Uprising of 1622Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Indian warriors killed hundreds of Virginia colonists during the Powhatan Uprising of 1622. Also among the victims were 20 women whose stories will never be fully told.
Battle of BenningtonPublished: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
The left prong of Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne's invasion of New York found itself caught up in a most costly sideshow.
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