New NOVA doc puts Revolutionary War weapons to the test
The documentary examines the firing range and accuracy of Brown Bess muskets and long rifles used by both the British and the Continental Army during the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
Rare George Washington letter from key point in revolutionary war goes on sale
What Washington's saying is that Danbury revealed one of the assets against the British, the everyday citizen, these citizen militias and self-armed farmers.