The strapping young captain was on leave from the militia and had enjoyed an early summer evening at his father's tavern in Louisa County, Virginia. In the nighttime quiet of June 3, 1781, Jack Jouett ...

British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton's reputation preceded him before he would clash with American forces at the Battle of Cowpens in 1781, marking a turning point in the Revolutionary War. His story ...

If flags could talk, these banners would have stories to tell — witnesses to the war that created America. "They represented the soul of the regiment," says Dave Redden of Sotheby's auction house.

(New York-AP) June 14, 2006 - An anonymous bidder paid more than $17 million Wednesday for four rare flags from the American Revolution. The flags had been captured by a British Lieutenant Colonel ...