After peaceful attempts at alliance-building stalled, the Continental Army launched an ill-fated invasion of Quebec in June ...

A surprise dead-of-night attack helped lead to US independence from the British. Now, a series of events are commemorating ...

Lord Dartmouth, Secretary of State for America sent a letter to General Thomas Gage, the British commander in chief in Boston ...

This battalion joined the Continental Army at Boston in August 1775. During ensuing skirmishes with British soldiers occupying the city, a cannon ball struck Private William Simpson’s ankle.

America celebrates its 250th anniversary as a nation on July 4, 2026, the date the Declaration of Independence was signed.

Written by Niki Lefebvre, Executive Director of the Natick Historical Society On April 19, 1775, two Natick men stationed ...