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American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

The success of the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War came about through men who were raised up by God for this special purpose. You must read and study the Declaration of Independence to feel its inspiration. You merely need to study history to recognize that a group of fledgling colonies defeating the world’s most powerful nation stemmed from a force greater than man. Where else in the world do we find a group of men together in one place at one time who possessed greater capacity and wisdom than the founding fathers—Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, and others? But it was not to their own abilities that they gave the credit. They acknowledged Almighty God and were certain of the impossibility of their success without his help. Benjamin Franklin made an appeal for daily prayers in the Constitutional Convention. In that appeal he said, “If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? I believe without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the building of Babel.”

The Revolutionary War was fought for freedom from tyranny. Today we are fortunate to still live in a choice and promised land with many freedoms, but those freedoms have been under attack and are dwindling as we continue to give up more and more liberty for the illusion of more security. It was to remain free and blessed as long as its people remember the God who gave them life and this free land. “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people,” John Adams famously announced in 1798. “It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” 

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Chronological History of Events Related to the American Revolutionary War

Calvin Coolidge Address Before the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C. - "… As there were Fathers in our Republic so there were Mothers."

Calvin Coolidge Address Before the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C. – “… As there were Fathers in our Republic so there were Mothers.”

Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution: Coming to address the Thirty-fifth Continental Congress of the National Society of the Daughters American Revolution reminds me that I have had that privilege several times in the past. You represent one of the most distinguished patriotic orders of our Nation in cherishing the memory of the people and the record of the events of the great struggle ...
The Treaty of Paris of 1783, Negotiated Between the United States and Great Britain, Ended the Revolutionary War and Recognized American Independence

The Treaty of Paris of 1783, Negotiated Between the United States and Great Britain, Ended the Revolutionary War and Recognized American Independence

On 3 September 1783, the Peace of Paris was signed and the American War for Independence officially ended. The following excerpt from John Ferling’s Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence recounts the war’s final moments, when Washington bid farewell to his troops. The war was truly over. It had lasted well over eight years, 104 blood-drenched months to be exact. As is ...
George Washington to Officers: "the freedom of Speech may be taken away, and, dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep, to the Slaughter"

George Washington to Officers: “the freedom of Speech may be taken away, and, dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep, to the Slaughter”

George Washington to the General, Field, & other Officers Assembled at the New Building pursuant to the General Order of the 11th Instant March. Head Quarters Newburgh 15th of March 1783 Gentlemen, By an anonymous summons, an attempt has been made to convene you together—how inconsistent with the rules of propriety! how unmilitary! and how subversive of all order and discipline—let the good sense of the ...
The Newburgh Conspiracy and George Washington's Powerful Speech to Calm It

The Newburgh Conspiracy and George Washington’s Powerful Speech to Calm It

One of the early threats to the republic came in March 1783, when a group of officers in the Continental Army decided to challenge the authority of the Congress. The incident was caused by the inability of Congress to pay the members of the military. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not tax the states to raise revenue. Instead, it relied on voluntary payments from the ...
Francis Marion Rescues 200 American Prisoners from British Capture; None Will Join Him in Fighting for Freedom

Francis Marion Rescues 200 American Prisoners from British Capture; None Will Join Him in Fighting for Freedom

Francis Marion, the inspiration for Benjamin Martin's character in the movie The Patriot, was much more than a knife-between-the-teeth warrior; he's a man who had obviously thought deeply about the local political economy. In one passage, Marion observes that the white population of his state “form but two classes, the rich and the poor.” The poor, he continues, might not be slaves, but monetarily speaking, they ...
Kate Moore Barry, the “Heroine of the Battle of Cowpens", Rides Through the Back Trails of South Carolina to Warn of Approaching British Troops

Kate Moore Barry, the “Heroine of the Battle of Cowpens”, Rides Through the Back Trails of South Carolina to Warn of Approaching British Troops

Catherine “Kate” Moore Barry, the “Heroine of the Battle of Cowpens,” rode through the back trails of South Carolina to warn of approaching British troops and round up militia, including her husband, to join General Daniel Morgan for the Battle of Cowpens, Jan. 17, 1781. Catherine Moore Barry served her country with bravery and intelligence as a spy and messenger, and was instrumental in the pivotal ...
John Paul Jones Refuses to Surrender to the British on his Sinking Ship: “I have not yet begun to fight!”

John Paul Jones Refuses to Surrender to the British on his Sinking Ship: “I have not yet begun to fight!”

There are many different versions of the phrasing of what Continental Navy Captain John Paul Jones yelled at Royal Navy Captain Richard Pearson during the battle with H.M.S. Serapis, but no matter what Jones said, the circumstance and spirit of his famous retort is probably more meaningful. Make no mistake; John Paul Jones was an absolute nautical bad ass, as his early life and career indicates ...
George Washington's Speech to the Delaware Chiefs: “You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ.”

George Washington’s Speech to the Delaware Chiefs: “You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ.”

The Speech to the Delaware Chiefs was an address given to the Delaware Nation by General George Washington on May 12, 1779, giving them news of the situation regarding the status of the American Revolution then being fought. Claimed to be a deist by modern liberalism, Washington had given numerous statements to the contrary; his writings reflect the "blessed religion" to which he was a part; ...
Alexander Hamilton's Letter to John Jay Regarding Arming Slaves for Battle

Alexander Hamilton’s Letter to John Jay Regarding Arming Slaves for Battle

Dear Sir, Col Laurens, who will have the honor of delivering you this letter, is on his way to South Carolina, on a project, which I think, in the present situation of affairs there, is a very good one and deserves every kind of support and encouragement. This is to raise two three or four battalions  of negroes; with the assistance of the government of that ...
American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain

American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain

France entered the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1778, and assisted in the victory of the Americans seeking independence from Britain (realized in the 1783 Treaty of Paris). The example of the American Revolution was one of the many contributing factors to the French Revolution. Following the American Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was well received in France, both by the general population and the ...